Sr20 Conversion To Ke55 Plus Rebuild Plus Pimpage

[JDM55]

Hi Ryan,

Looking good mate, it's worth taking that fly wheel off and getting it faced. (especially with a new clutch plate)

Also check the rear main seal at the same time, last thing you want to do is put it all back together and have it leak, you could ruin a new clutch you wont tell until it's running and under load.

Only take you half an hour.

The seals tend get brittle if the engine's been sitting for a while.

 

 

 

haha yeah i know man just thought id could save a fair few dollars here is all, do you how much a new clutch kit and throw out bearing cost and how much would i except to get the fly wheel resurfaced?

also is it safe to re use the fly wheel bolts????

Edited September 11, 2010 by JDM55

[7FOUR7]

Were your brake parts hard to source?

[Evan G]

haha yeah i know man just thought id could save a fair few dollars here is all, do you how much a new clutch kit and throw out bearing cost and how much would i except to get the fly wheel resurfaced?

also is it safe to re use the fly wheel bolts????

 

flywheel would cost around $40

 

clutch kit will depend on how extreme you wanna go (button/std etc etc)youd be looking from $200 to $400 for a decent exedy kit IMO

 

if the flywheel bolts thread doesn't looked stretched i would reuse em but for peace of mind just change em, $80 for 4 bolts ia a JOKE!

[JDM55]

Were your brake parts hard to source?

 

 

which parts are those mate? you mean the mx62 calipers and celica disks?

[JDM55]

flywheel would cost around $40

 

clutch kit will depend on how extreme you wanna go (button/std etc etc)youd be looking from $200 to $400 for a decent exedy kit IMO

 

if the flywheel bolts thread doesn't looked stretched i would reuse em but for peace of mind just change em, $80 for 4 bolts ia a JOKE!

 

 

 

yeah i thought about it a bit and i guess ill take the fly wheel off and get it done ,just means alittle more time and a bit more money , so I'm looking at new bolts, a clutch kit and fly wheel resurfacing, mite take a bit to save up for all that,

probably leave the fly wheel on there for the time being and get started on a few other smaller less costly things first,

[7FOUR7]

yeah the calipers mainly, disks I assume you could get from most parts stores?

 

Also are the corona struts hard to come by and do they have many aftermarket options for springs and shocks?

[JDM55]

yeah the calipers mainly, disks I assume you could get from most parts stores?

 

Also are the corona struts hard to come by and do they have many aftermarket options for springs and shocks?

 

 

yeah its a tuff one mate theres a few options out there but not a hell of a lot of solid info to back up the theroy,people have used this and that and come up with there own combinations i guess, i use xt130 corona struts,think there a 1982 ish model,

you can fit mx62 calipers to them struts with a few slight mods, the celica disks bolt straight on to the xt130 hubs,

the struts arnt extremely hard to find ,just have to have a good hunt around the wreckers,the calipers on the other hand are getting a little rare these days from what ive seen,

I'm still not 100 percent happy with the xt130 struts, they leave the camber not so good,i still have to figure out how to correct it , you can get coil overs and adjustable towers but then your looking serious money , by the time i stuff around looking at struts and buying vairous struts ,corolla ,corona,celica,calipers disks,bearings,brake pads ,hoses ,caliper kits etc etc etc i was up wards of 1500 bucks , so do your research before you jump in to a set plan ,

 

I'm think ing about going to the hilux caliper and purgoet disk mod at the moment ,but ill still be stuck with the camber issue,and i can't run coil overs becasue of the off set of my wheels,(to close to strut)

 

so yeah good luck with your desicion , keep watching casue ill post up my findings and definite answers,

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

^^^ with this the ra28 celica struts have correct camber on a ke30, and the larger bearing size.

 

I wouldn't bother replacing the flywheel bolts, not even the owners manual tells you to do that.

 

Also what you have done with the flywheel and sanding disk works quite well, i wouldnt risk it on a car like this though, just to be sure.

 

use thinners to clean both flywheel and metal clutch surfaces before assembly.

 

Also i have a full manual for an sr20, so if you need bolt torque specs or anything, just pm me.

[JDM55]

^^^ with this the ra28 celica struts have correct camber on a ke30, and the larger bearing size.

 

I wouldn't bother replacing the flywheel bolts, not even the owners manual tells you to do that.

 

Also what you have done with the flywheel and sanding disk works quite well, i wouldnt risk it on a car like this though, just to be sure.

 

use thinners to clean both flywheel and metal clutch surfaces before assembly.

 

Also i have a full manual for an sr20, so if you need bolt torque specs or anything, just pm me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ra28???? jesus another one ,what size disks and brakes fit on those struts??? would the xt130 hubs fit with my brake combo or are the caliper mounting brackets different? very interested in any info on that ,also yeah i will neeed torque settings in the future ill keep that in mind mate,

 

gona get the fly wheel machined,kind of a pain in the ass realy ,gettng it off and getting it sorted and then getting it back on with new bolts,etc i know its the right way to do it but christ on a bicycle how much more do i have to spend!!!!!!! i tell you all these little things are breaking balls,

 

so ra28 celica ,betting there rare as hens teeth then as well

Edited September 12, 2010 by JDM55

[Undertaker_is_the_best]

ra28???? jesus another one ,what size disks and brakes fit on those struts??? would the xt130 hubs fit with my brake combo or are the caliper mounting brackets different? very interested in any info on that ,also yeah i will neeed torque settings in the future ill keep that in mind mate,

 

gona get the fly wheel machined,kind of a pain in the ass realy ,gettng it off and getting it sorted and then getting it back on with new bolts,etc i know its the right way to do it but christ on a bicycle how much more do i have to spend!!!!!!! i tell you all these little things are breaking balls,

 

so ra28 celica ,betting there rare as hens teeth then as well

 

i dare say so mate but if anyone i know of might have set try scoobz iam sure he might have some or at least he might have an idea well it is worth a try depending

and also depending on what freight cost is worth if he has some or not

Edited September 12, 2010 by Undertaker_is_the_best

[JDM55]

i dare say so mate but if anyone i know of might have set try scoobz iam sure he might have some or at least he might have an idea well it is worth a try depending

and also depending on what freight cost is worth if he has some or not

 

 

aww yeah definatley worth a look,i realy want to keep my wheels and maybe the hilux brake upgrade, and maybe coil overs but all that wont work on the xt130 struts plus the camber is out :bash:

ill give him a yell then ,cheers for the heads up

[Undertaker_is_the_best]

any time mate always glad to help people out

[SLO-030]

Going by the Kingpin inclination thread on TM. there's only 0.3deg difference in XT130 and KE70 kingpin angles. As far as i know, KE70 and KE55 struts are identical (apart from springs etc)

[LXY-642]

If ke70 and ke55 struts are identical does that mean that you could bolt ae86 struts straight into a ke55 like you can a ke70?

[JDM55]

If ke70 and ke55 struts are identical does that mean that you could bolt ae86 struts straight into a ke55 like you can a ke70?

 

 

 

ive been told the ae86 is a good option when it comes to the hole camber issue, the problem there is getting a set! very hard to come by and no doubt cost you if you find some,

i think by the looks of the hole thing this is an issue that will continue to be debated till the end of time , i guess in the end its what works for your set up that matters,just wish there was some more genuine info to go off rather than try this try that,

been there and it cost me a hell of alot of cash , just want a decent up grade in braking with out the camber issues ,

will continue to research i guess