help please

i know i have a 1.8 glx but im stuck when im searching for parts!! doesnt seem to be easy finding parts for it!!

is it an ae101 or ae102 or e10?? what dop i search for im mega confussed cause there are so many models and is it the same as 1.6 cause i have rear brake discs so suspension would be diff correct? im sooo lost

what parts are you trying to find specifically?

not sure really just anything lowering kit or things like bulbs and stuff i just dunno what to search for driving me nuts lol

can i use these??

i not sure if i can use these or whats going on it says 1.3 but i got 1.8 :S are they the same?

I have some coilover sleeves that I can ship you ... I never used them, but they are like adjustable lowering springs, so you can set your own height. I will beat any price for you.

^^

bargain..

any other parts you need?

also with yours being a gxi its classed as ae102, but quite afew bits will just swap over from other corollas.

also yours has rear discs all other corollas have rear drums

wait with those springs what else would i need? and would shipping be like crazy amounts due to weight? will those sleeves fit straight on?

1 of the rear shocks is knocking and leaking oil so I been advised to change em :S

Shipping will be OK because they are in a small Priority Mailing box, which means one flat fee no matter what! It's a good deal actually. But I am feeling generous lately, I want to get rid of all my stuff ASAP. I'll talk about it more in the PM.

You should definitely upgrade your shocks while you are at it... no matter what springs you use to lower it, you'll need performance shocks to handle it. I don't have any though lol.

I never did use the adjustable springs... they look exactly like my coilovers, just without the shock. They should slip right over, and you can see the locking nuts to adjust the height. Installation should be a breeze, as easy as any spring. I was actually kinda afraid to install them honestly, I didn't have a CLUE what I was doing. But now that I've gone ahead with the coilover install on the IS300, these are really easy in retrospect, and I'll always be here to help out across the pond.

ok im no mechanic and i just watched a video on how to do that coilover sleeve thing and i dont have the tools to do that sort of thing

I got a m8 who can fits parts but dont think he even got the tools to do something like that properly :S

I appreciate the offer chris but im gunna have to say no to the coilover sleeves sorry bud but I would love to discuss what else you have

How much are those coil overs? are those complete? do i have to add any parts for that coil overs? droolinggg for those!!! what brand is that?

You don't need any special tools that are different than just installing normal springs, the procedure is the same.

Gelovash, these are not full coilovers, but just the adjustable spring part. I am unsure the brand, I got them from an Ebay auction. Installing these is just like regular springs. The only real difference is that you can set your own height.

instruction video

this looks pretty close to the ae101/102

looks a lot of work to me but then im no mechanic

oh okay so just like lowering springs right?

knite wrote:

instruction video

this looks pretty close to the ae101/102

looks a lot of work to me but then im no mechanic

Actually, that's very different. He took off the entire brake assembly, but on our car, the strut unbolts from the hub (the strut is the silver part, you can see the bolts).



And you don't have to do cutting and welding like that guy did. You will leave the shock alone, and the coilover sleeve will rest on the hat thing like the stock spring.

gelovash wrote:

oh okay so just like lowering springs right?

Yes, exactly like lowering springs, only adjustable height.

Here is a rather straight-foward DIY on a very similar strut.

http://www.robietherobot.com/storm/coilover_installation.htm

I do believe you have to hammer off the one ring as shown, I remember something like that. But only on some spring/shock combos. And again, it's just a hammer.

The only special tool you need is a spring compressor, which (in the USA) you can rent for free from any auto part store (free as long as you return it).

im not good with that sort of thing :s my tool box consists of a screw driver and a 10mm spanner lol

so then ur sayin that it i a direct replacement just put the covers where the springs should be?

it shouldn't be a hard fit. it will more or less be the same difficulty as putting lowering springs,
like chris said, upgrade your shocks at same time

IMO, it sounds like you are not ready to do the suspension install yourself. You'll definitely need a good sprocket set with a few 17mm and 19mm fittings, with a good torque/breaker bar to loosen the bolts. It would be a lot easier if you had help from someone who's worked on suspension before.

Once you are comfortable with suspension in general, springs or sleeves is the same for installation (and it's the ideal time to change the shocks). Or, you could just skip all that and blow $800 on coilovers!

lol @ coilovers ok if you want to go track day racing but for me that aint ever gunna happen well if it did it wouldnt be in the corolla lol

and yes chris im not ready to be taking suspension apart lol

Hey, it took me until a few months before the Corolla died to finally do the suspension lol. It was the last thing I did.

i only looking at doing it cause i goto replace a shock

Tell you what.... how about you just replace the one shock? That would be a MUCH smaller project, and doing so would give you 100% of the experience you need to lower your car.

However, it probably makes the most sense to replace all 4 shocks at the same time.... but one is a good start!

lol i wont be fitting it

Replace all four to make the car even or at the very least do the pair ie both fronts or rears.
I'll pull one of mine off for you today and take pics to help you if you'd like.