brad Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Definitely needs to go a bit lower, so on the hunt for bc golds or the likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 This is cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 How much fab would be required for the rear? Seriously thinking about this setup from MAX. http://www.partsshopmax.com/page.php?28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glancn Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Hey man cool car! I'd love to own another Carina sometime in the future. Though it'd have to be pre-face lift as I am particuar . BC Red's (for AE86) went pretty low on my old Carina, though not sure what the availability is like these days. I never ran the rear seat/sleve because they didn't sit right on the rear lower arms. In the end I got rid of the rear BC red springs because they were too soft/saggy and put in some Mk5 Cortina ones and cut down to height. Worked a treat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 best to ask your certifier who they recommend for crack testing, and make sure they are certified to do it. I used a guy at Fieldair in Palmerston North. And he is the only certified local, i could find. Was only $40 though i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Thanks Brennan, will do. I've read your thread on making ae/ke coilovers with these so i'l be following your post ! Will take 'emto my local certifier once they show up and see who he recommends. Hey Glancn cheers bud ! how do you mean they didn't sit right? I'm guessing yours was a IRS rear though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glancn Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Yeah IRS. I didn't realise yours was solid rear. Just the perch/buldge on the bottom arm was a larger diamater than the sleeve/seat which comes with the rear springs. They're made for an AE86 which must have a smaller diamater perch. I was afraid that it was going to slip out or not sit centre so just didn't use it. Maybe it'll work sweet on yours. Also I remember now. I actually tried GX71 rear springs first and they were also too soft for my liking. And correction, I ended up using rear springs from a Sierra wagon, not Cortina (it was a few years ago now!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Uuuuggghhhh Davy those wheels on your Carina were soooooooo good.Worth a pretty penny these days! Do you know what happened to yours in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glancn Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yeah man. Miss those days. I sold it to some guy around Taranaki ways (Fielding?). He owns a lot of old Toyotas and stores them in a shed. Reckons he tidied it up lots and hooks up 3rd doing burnouts no sweat haha. I only got to drive it once at Hamptons with the bigger turbo and it went pretty well. Before the driveshaft poo poo'd itself and the fuel/brake lines. To be fair that car was a POS but I loved it so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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