Lowerd Springs

[rollin along]

ive been told i can put ford xe rear lowerd springs in my ke70. all i wanna do is lower it 1.5" but i need something in the rear to stop it from saging when the kids get in the back. also ive been told i can put lc/lj torana shocks in the back of my rolla. can some one help me out. also my 70 is a all day driver but i will be attending hill climbs at mt cotton aswell.

[19914afc]

don't put cut springs in, especially if you will be having kids in the back!

[ke70dave]

don't put cut springs in, especially if you will be having kids in the back!

 

yeah cut springs are crraaaappp.

 

yes ive been running them for a few years, and yes i know they are crap:P

 

falcon springs are far to stiff for a corolla if you want it to grip.

 

if you do use falcon springs you will need some pretty stiff shocks to control them.

 

for interests sake i have some dodgy cut AU springs in the back of my car, and some KYB shocks out of a commondore wagon.

 

the shocks cannot control the springs and it just bounces on bumps. its not to bad, but compared to the front which with the new 6kg springs and mr2 rear shocks (ae86 front end) handle the bumps beautifully.

 

tomorrow I'm putting in some softer springs to see if i can get the bouncing down, but i will have to get some better shocks at some stage as well.

 

lowering the car 1.5" isnt very much, and i dare say any 2nd hand springs you find will be lower than that.

 

my suggestions is buy a proper set of springs in a decent spring rate (4kg or so) and some decent shocks.

 

you may find that cutting standard ke70 springs may get you closer to the 4kg (or maybe something from a mid 80's corona?), but please get some better shocks as well! (stock ke shocks suck....)

[rollin along]

thanks for the reply guys

i think i might just spend the $500 & get all new springs & shocks for the rolla

[Grand Master of Awesome]

from memory AJPS had 4.5kg/245mm springs on special not long ago.

[LittleRedSpirit]

thanks for the reply guys

i think i might just spend the $500 & get all new springs & shocks for the rolla

 

 

If your serious about the track work save your pennies and get shocks that cost 500 dollars an end, the springs are the cheap part.

Edited July 31, 2010 by LittleRedSpirit