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Anyone ever contemplate retro-fitting ae86 front suspension to 510?


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​so a couple of my buddies have ae86 corollas and the suspension up front is nearly identical to the 510. Anybody ever do a full lca and strut swap into a dime? I figure because there are a lot of choices for parts and weight and dimensions of the a8e6 chassis is pretty close to the 510. I was also thinking about hacking up an 86 x member for the rack and pinion mounts and making them one with my McKinney x member. maybe even modify the 86 x member to fit into the 510 with an sr.. any thoughts or input on that idea?

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What parts are you wanting but not finding? Except maybe for high angle steering stuff, I'm not sure what parts you are finding for an ae86 that you wish you had on a dime.

 

Icehouse cross member is rack and pinion. LOADS of engineering work in it, plus the builder auto-xs with it so it's field tested too.

 

And it otherwise mimics the factory crossmember with center flipped, so easy to install sr.

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​so a couple of my buddies have ae86 corollas and the suspension up front is nearly identical to the 510. Anybody ever do a full lca and strut swap into a dime? I figure because there are a lot of choices for parts and weight and dimensions of the a8e6 chassis is pretty close to the 510. I was also thinking about hacking up an 86 x member for the rack and pinion mounts and making them one with my McKinney x member. maybe even modify the 86 x member to fit into the 510 with an sr.. any thoughts or input on that idea?

 

You would have to try working with it to find out how 'nearly' identical and 'pretty close' it really is. Ultimately anything can be done but it's easier if it fits to begin with.

 

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