Jiveslug

Well. as of right now, the car is entirely stock. I can legally use any of the AE86 parts for the suspension, I believe, since I can use altered spring seats. Shocks have to use the stock chassis mounting point and attachment method. I can use whatever springs I want, but the shocks/struts can have nore more than 2 external adjustments and cannot be capable of adjustment during motion. Coil overs are also permitted. I can also use any anti-roll bar, traction bar, watts linkage, or panhard rod I want. Camber plates on the front are also allowed, as are shims and eccentric bushings. Ok, that covers what I can do. Basically, under the rules above, I'm trying to figure out what spring rates, roll bar thickness, cam settings, etc to go with. I can get a coil-over set from Ground Control and I can get some HP shocks and struts from Tokiko. These are all US TE72 specific parts. I have not checked the AE86 parts. Tires will be mounted on either 15x6 or 14x6 inch wheels. Brakes are stock except for pad/shoe material, which is open. I saw a shop here in the States suggest 250lb springs for the TE72, but I believe that is for street use.... Any suggestions? Thanks!!

Hmmm.... Is that 6 incher going to fit? I'm thinking the 5.1 ratio will be too high for my application. My region is known for having fast tracks that tend to favor cars with long legs. Anyway, I'm thinking it may just be better to petition my comp board to see if they will let me use the 6.7 10-bolt. Thanks for the help!

Hello again. My 80 TE72 is being set-up for full road-racing. Unfortunately, where I live (Los Angeles), there is not much info about setting these cars up for the track. Are there folks out there who race these cars that can give me some assistance as to spring rates, damper setups, sway bars, camber, etc. for my car? It is only going to make about 130hp at the crank and weigh about 2300lbs. I have to use all of the stock mounting positions for the suspension components as well as the stock brakes (but pad and shoe material are free). Please let me know if you have some advice. Thanks again! Ryan

Hey everyone! This is my first post here. Glad I was able to find this site, as Corolla people can be hard to track down. Anyway, I am building an '80 Corolla SR-5 Coupe (US spec TE72) for road racing. The rules of my class state that I cannot change the rear differential housing, but that the internals of the diff are open and that I can run any gear ratio and LSD unit that will fit... without modifying the housing. In the US, the TE72 came only with the 6.38 8-bolt rear (so my research tells me). I know that TRD used to make an LSD for this rear, but they have been out of production for a long time now. Are there any other LSD's out there to fit my car? I saw someone mention the US spec Starlet, but Ive not been able to confirm that. What about toyotas in non-US markets? I don't mind having to get a diff imported if I need to. Please let me know if there is anything out there. Thanks again!! Ryan