ryanfels Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Did you have a chat to your cert man first about how he wants those welded up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Yea. I sent him ( andy smith) the drawing that cletus did for us in the tech section. And he was happy for it do be done that way. Can't go very low tho sadly with them welded like that. But can always get keeper springs if I really have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Calico Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 yea man we can compare the dirty old BC's against 'em (Which are actually clean and in the box still haha) Also you may have to put me in touch with said cert man, if he's a GC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANT Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 pretty keen to have a look at your bc's to see how they compare to the max front setup. see which can go lower etc. This. Measure from the stub axle base to top of Camber plate when fully extended and full low man. If they are legit lowww im in. what model they for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 my "max" and J-Calico "BC" are both for ae86. it dosnt look like it is going to go super low, due to where they need to be welded. but im sure keeper springs will help if i have the urge to go lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANT Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 but im sure keeper springs will help because i have the urge to go low. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyke70 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Hey man any chance of getting some photos of your coilovers bolted in the rear I'm looking at running the same setup But hoping there won't be much mods apart from welding support plates up top and having clearance between the rim and chassis can't find many ke70s with rear coilys! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 You had to ask. Haha. Was holding of posting anything about the rear till I knew what was happening. The max coilovers come with a big disc that you weld into the stock position at the top. This helps spread the load a little. But I always knew they wouldn't fit in the rear. Due to the fat volvo brakes being in the way. It was going to work if I stood the coilovers up so they were not leaning over at any angle and moved the top mounting hole out an inch or so. But all the metal is so thin up there. I didn't want to risk it. So over the next few weekends. I will be cutting up the boot and welding in 3mm and 5mm metal plate, that will come up off the chassis. So I would recomend to avoid rear coilover setups. If you aren't up to the extra work. And I am not sure how the cert man would react if you had the weight of the coilover in the shock mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Aaahhhh so it looks as though with those coilovers the height is adjustable without preloading the springs? Pretty sweet, my life would be a lot easier if I had the same. What was the brand or model of coilover that was compatible with the GX71 etc strut diameter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 These are the "powered by max" ae86 coilover. which are ~51mm I.D same as x7 cressida O.D and yes are height adjustable with out touching the spring. Although, i folowed this method to make sure it was all legal and able to get cert Which meant it only goes this low can raise it up 50ish mm from that height if i need to though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Keith is all good. Jase / eke_zetec does all his dunno work there and he does a fair few rally cars. Not sure what his pricing is like, but I would assume it's good considering he does a bit of grass roots work. Roskilda is another good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Cheers. Yea rosskilda still sounds like a decent option. My boss was saying his dyno is a little off though? Not as accurate as it should be. Not that I'm aiming for numbers to boast about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Hey mate, the builds looking good, looks mean on the adjusties and sigma rims! did you have to pay any duty tax on your parts you got from thailand? Im looking a getting some stuff off ebay from thailand for the TA22. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 na, i have never had to pay tax from anything i have brought from thailand or Maylasia. I have brought a bit through ebay, speedo cable,number plate lights, mirrors, etc, and it all seems to be near the same quality as genuine toyota items. They usually put it down as a "gift" worth $10 on the declaration form anyway. Usually pretty quick shipping times too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Sweet cheers for that, im after pretty small stuff like that aswell ill probably do it in 2-3 orders over a couple of months to keep the price down. Its a mission to find new TA22 items here in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 Yea, i found if you ask, some of them give pretty sweet discounts on postage. If you are buying multiple items at once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Yeah, his dyno reads differently to most others because it's an older rolling road. He'll usually dyno N/A cars in 3rd gear (with a 5 speed box, would be 4th with the J160) because they pull better, which gives the different reading. If you want more accurate numbers, get him to do a pull in 5th gear (1:1 ratio). His dyno readings were within a gnats cock of the chequered flag dyno in Wellington when a friend was having his turbo Integra tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 sweet, if i was to use a copy of your tune, would it be all right, with out a retune? I think the only difference is, i am using silvertop throttle bodies/different length intake? I have no idea about any of this stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 My tune will work fine as a base map. You'll need to get it onto a dyno to check the AFR's anyway, but it should be fairly straightforward. You have a different inlet and exhaust so it'll need tweaking. My car hasn't had much tuning for cruising either (for obvious reasons), so you'd benefit from time doing road tuning too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Sweet. The electrician put a base map of sorts on it when he installed it. To get it running. So will get some quotes and get it tuned from that? Just need to build an exhaust once I get it back and we should be ready. Do you have anyone you would recommend for wheel alignments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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