[Guide] Corona/Peugot/Hilux Conversion with Height Adjustable Coilovers [56k DIAF]

[big_zop]

But he has said they'll shit in smaller boxes with low values!

$1000 is a lot to pay for shit!

[Smokey228]

Yeh, but this is import shit... Very special stuff...

Cheers,
Jase

[SeptemberSquall]

ill shit in a small box for 1000 dollars

[Smokey228]

Haha, that would also be awesome!

Cheers,
Jase

[w810sc]

Does any body have a pic of what the swivel hat looks like? (tried google but nothing came up) as I need a pair as well.
If not, would a cylindrical thrust roller bearing do the same job? because I'm think about making one to suit for a Koni coil over sleeve kit matched together with the T3 adjustable camber plates if I can't get the swivel hats.

much appreciated.

[SeptemberSquall]

Does any body have a pic of what the swivel hat looks like? (tried google but nothing came up) as I need a pair as well.
If not, would a cylindrical thrust roller bearing do the same job? because I'm think about making one to suit for a Koni coil over sleeve kit matched together with the T3 adjustable camber plates if I can't get the swivel hats.

much appreciated.

let me know how you go with this, i might need something similar

[takai]

AssemblyNext you need to get some coilover perches or collars. These come in two different types, the alloy sleeved type, and the steel sleeved type. Of course they have their intrinsic advantages and disadvantages. Personally i use the Alloy type and dont have any issues with them. For the hard of visualisation here are the type i use:

They are pictured there with the T3 needle roller bearing upper hats and some Eibach springs.
The size you need is 2" or if they want metric its 51mm. Any smaller/larger and it wont fit (properly at least).

Here is one pic from the first post.

And here is another one:

[old_school_jap1]

The size you need is 2" or if they want metric its 51mm. Any smaller/larger and it wont fit (properly at least).

this is what i was on about before, i measured my (supposedly) koni sleeves inner diameter and it came out as 50mm?!?!? my dad said even with heating the sleeve he doubts they would expand 1mm

[WDE_BDY]

Some pics I posted elswhere of the upper hats, last one shows the bearing in them.

Ok, pics as promised.
You will need a spacer to run standard upper hats with the T3 camber plates, from what it looks to me you need to make another spacer the same as the plates come with so the nut is not resting on the centre bearing. In photo 5 that is with the spacer on upside down and seems to give adequate clearance for the spring seat to turn.









With the T3 upper hats, the hat is able to turn due to the bearing in the top, however it is not located by the shock shaft and could move up and down causing clunking with softer springs. Would not be too hard to make up a spacer that locates it but would need to be careful the nut on the shock shaft wasn’t over-tightened.

Callum

[takai]

In order for the T3 upper hat to move up and down with softer springs they would have to be REALLY softer springs, like in the order of 2-3kg/mm. They do have 200odd kg of car bearing down on them after all.

[WDE_BDY]

Yeah, I haven't installed mine yet but that was the feedback I had about the issues people have had with them. I personally don't expect it to be an issue.

Callum

[takai]

Ive been running the roller hat bearings for a fair while, in both the road and race car, no issues.

[joshz18]

if anyone is chasing, calipers/disc/struts for this conversion I have the lot for sale, brand new discs (un machined) and Ln106 ribbed equal size piston calipers (recoed by abs hobart)
Pm for prices if interested.

wrong place to advertise i know but it seems like the best place as obviously people in this thread are looking at doing the exact conversion, My apolagies if i really wasn't supposed to

Cheers Josh

[chaRwie]

How much better are the corona brakes compared to the RA28 items?
cuz i don't need the 4pot brakes at this stage in time... but i want the coilover part now

["Z" UTE]

How much better are the corona brakes compared to the RA28 items?
cuz i don't need the 4pot brakes at this stage in time... but i want the coilover part now

Charwie, the upgrade with RA60 rotors, MX63 Calipers on XT130/RT132 struts is the business. A Good cheap upgrade fully capable of fulfilling your daily drive requirements with a great deal of ease. They will work for a social track day, but anything more serious would warrant the Pug/HiLux upgrade.

cheers Chuck