body roll
body roll
how do you cut down body roll on an ae86 for cheap? took her out drifting for the first time and has excessive body roll. i was fighting with the car the whole run.any diy or anything that doesnt require deep pockets. thanks!
Re: body roll
Disclaimer:erickz300 wrote:how do you cut down body roll on an ae86 for cheap? took her out drifting for the first time and has excessive body roll. i was fighting with the car the whole run.any diy or anything that doesnt require deep pockets. thanks!
If somebody says this sucks and its a horrible idea-die, since I am the only one that has tried it, you have no right to say it sucks or is a general bad idea. Expect a hell storm of shit if you comment on my design.
keep in mind this is only a temporary fix.
buy new shocks
get a welder, grinder, cutting wheel for the grinder and get ready.
use the short coilover sleeve in the front with the right size coil of your choice-you might have to cut and weld together one of them to make them tall enough.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91-94-24 ... enameZWDVW
after removing your front coils, cut off the ends. Weld them to the back coils. be sure to weld both the inside, and outside to ensure they dont break.
should look something like this,:?
thats my current setup and im quite pleased with what it does for the car and all 50$ that it costs
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silly guys...nt66 wrote:lol his setup up owns your orlando and he still has to much bodyroll
anyway, get better sway bars. adjustable ones at that. i've got an alternative but that's private.
so, better sway bars (whiteline adjustables) are a cheaper alternative.
if you're good with a welder, start spot welding friend.
can i get an amen on that will.
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adj sway bars? i've never seen that. how much do those go for?dr.occa wrote:silly guys...nt66 wrote:lol his setup up owns your orlando and he still has to much bodyroll
anyway, get better sway bars. adjustable ones at that. i've got an alternative but that's private.
so, better sway bars (whiteline adjustables) are a cheaper alternative.
if you're good with a welder, start spot welding friend.
can i get an amen on that will.
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bad idea. overcompensating results. there's a reason why aftermarket, performance sways are a few mm larger not DOUBLE the size or stiffness of factory sway bars.erickz300 wrote:i have been thinking about double sway bars in the rear. ive seen them done on some volvos for autocross. basically take two rear sway bars and weld them together to make one big bar. hvguy any thoughts?
you're welcome to what ever ideas your unfettered mind may come up with but as it's been pointed out to others: these cars have been around for over 2 decades and have seen many of an overhaul and upgrade engineering by many experienced pro drivers and engineers. you'll be hard-pressed to come up with anything better than the best out there.
why try to come up with a design that someone has already done the r&d and produced optimum results? if anything, take dimensions of existing products and if it'll be cheaper for you to re-produce it than to buy it out-right than do so.
if any of you come up with something better than what's already out there, by-all-means share it with the AE86 community at large and market it.
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what about those adj sway bars? where can i get some of those?dr.occa wrote:bad idea. overcompensating results. there's a reason why aftermarket, performance sways are a few mm larger not DOUBLE the size or stiffness of factory sway bars.erickz300 wrote:i have been thinking about double sway bars in the rear. ive seen them done on some volvos for autocross. basically take two rear sway bars and weld them together to make one big bar. hvguy any thoughts?
you're welcome to what ever ideas your unfettered mind may come up with but as it's been pointed out to others: these cars have been around for over 2 decades and have seen many of an overhaul and upgrade engineering by many experienced pro drivers and engineers. you'll be hard-pressed to come up with anything better than the best out there.
why try to come up with a design that someone has already done the r&d and produced optimum results? if anything, take dimensions of existing products and if it'll be cheaper for you to re-produce it than to buy it out-right than do so.
if any of you come up with something better than what's already out there, by-all-means share it with the AE86 community at large and market it.
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I have a trd 6k spring on the rear cost me $60 each [new] never have body roll since then (I still have stock sway bar). The spring also available 8 9 10 k and more.
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