Suspension Mounts!

I've been out of town for various reasons for a while now.  That hasn't stopped me from trying to get items ordered and working on this project when I get time off and on.  Had a whole lot of parts show up recently and installed them to check fitment.




One of the things I always wanted to do with this car was to make it handle a bit better and set it a bit lower to the ground.  It seems for these vehicles there's pretty much one place to get a decent aftermarket suspension.  That would be Techno Toy Tuning out of California.  The team down there has a passion for suspension on older mostly Japanese cars.  They're very helpful and knowledgeable and they use their hardware on their own vehicles.

I wanted to get the suspension prior to having any paint done in case any modifications needed to be done for fitment.  With these guys that wasn't the case.  All of the parts fit in the factory locations and the overall finish was solid.  being able to bolt in the suspension will also enable me to determine final wheel and tire size for the project.

For the front suspension I decided to go completely adjustable.  This started with adjustable coilovers and shocks.  They are are mounted to adjustable camber plates at the top that have needle bearings between them for smooth turning.  The steering knuckles were upgraded as well as the outer tie rods. For the lower control arms I chose an adjustable model that also has adjustable tension control rods.  Because the car will be lowered, roll center adjusters were also purchased.

For the rear, the factory four link was traded out for new adjustable links.  An adjustable panhard bar was also purchased. Eibach lowering springs are being used to set the rear down to match the front.  You can't use an adjustable coilover with the rear without extensive modification to the body, and that was something I wasn't quite ready for.









In addition to the suspension components, the front coilovers provided by T3 came with spindles that support an AE86 hub.  I did this so that I'd have a wider assortment of brake options.  A large brake kit was purchased to mount to this thing so I can actually stop the madness.   I don't have pictures of that yet as I still need to purchase bearings for the hubs to mount it all together.

I'm also working toward getting the floors done and mapping out the fuel system.  I'm trying to build out as much of the exterior of the car (except drive train) prior to bodywork.  That way there will be less holes to drill later, and a lot of the items will just bolt in once that's completed.

I'll post more about my.. experience?  welding another time. I'm only doing the floors as I haven't welded in a while and carpet will hide all of the mistakes I feel I'm making.  Someone really should make stamped floors for these cars!  :)