Nice, keep us posted as you figure out what you wanna do. I'm interested, as I just bought Monroe OEM replacement struts and I'm keeping the original springs...next time I'd like something more like what you're doing (I've already spent the cash so I'm going to use the Monroes for now).
My suspension dilemma is somewhat solved.
well I talked to an autocrosser. He gave me two options.
1. Go on ebay and get a set of honda accord coilovers or Universal coilovers(their usually going for $60-80 shipped.lol) designed for a heavy car. He will then modify it to fit my struts. He has done this previously on a corolla using a honda accord ebay coilover kit and the car handles like a dream. He said what it is, is that toyota uses a thicker strut rod so you just have to wided the center of the coilover hats to accept a wider strut rod and then blamo custom coilovers for any car out there. He also recommend I go with firmer struts. I'll probably pick up some tockico inserts and get my KYB strut cut open and threaded so I can screw the tockico insert into it. Or I could find other adjustable inserts that are similar in size to the tokico and make it work. This would be the cheap route.
2. The expensive route. Call ground control and have them make me a custom application. Costing about $400 then I'd still have to go with a strut setup as mentioned in option one.
Either way I can get a desired spring rate with whichever coilover I choose to use. What I'll really get screwed on is what to do for better dampening from the struts. He recommended that I hold of on doing sway bars until after redoing to suspension though. Give me another 3-4 months and I'll atleast have the coilovers on the car. Untill then I'm researching what companies to go to for better dampening. I was told to talk to AMR engineering as they do custom struts for many applications. Time will tell but either way I'm excited and can't wait to do the suspension over.
1. Go on ebay and get a set of honda accord coilovers or Universal coilovers(their usually going for $60-80 shipped.lol) designed for a heavy car. He will then modify it to fit my struts. He has done this previously on a corolla using a honda accord ebay coilover kit and the car handles like a dream. He said what it is, is that toyota uses a thicker strut rod so you just have to wided the center of the coilover hats to accept a wider strut rod and then blamo custom coilovers for any car out there. He also recommend I go with firmer struts. I'll probably pick up some tockico inserts and get my KYB strut cut open and threaded so I can screw the tockico insert into it. Or I could find other adjustable inserts that are similar in size to the tokico and make it work. This would be the cheap route.
2. The expensive route. Call ground control and have them make me a custom application. Costing about $400 then I'd still have to go with a strut setup as mentioned in option one.
Either way I can get a desired spring rate with whichever coilover I choose to use. What I'll really get screwed on is what to do for better dampening from the struts. He recommended that I hold of on doing sway bars until after redoing to suspension though. Give me another 3-4 months and I'll atleast have the coilovers on the car. Untill then I'm researching what companies to go to for better dampening. I was told to talk to AMR engineering as they do custom struts for many applications. Time will tell but either way I'm excited and can't wait to do the suspension over.
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More than likely when I call ground control the sleeves they'll use for me will be from an 87-89 celica. However stiffer spring rates as my car is heavier obviously. Any how you put it I'm going to be doing a custom setup. But I'll pay more and have GC do it for me.Tommy said:
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