Starlet Suspension

[goldenwonder]

Hi, I'm in the process of building a Starlet KP61 trackday/ fast road toy & need to upgrade the front suspension & brakes, have heard capri 2.8 struts seem to be the way to go, but would prefer to stick with toyota if possible.

Very gratefull for any idea's

[T BALL]

i need to know about this too, ive heard 2.8 stuff fits but do you have to use the same cross member?

[davi]

Right this is the way i have done it,mk2 escort crossmember -rack,starlet rollbar+track control arms and capri struts .that way you get good brakes and suspension+loads of after market bits available for the ford stuff. :D ;) .

[darrensr69]

hi there i used to race starlets and found for us was to keep it on starlet gear !! we delt with a guy called dave at leda suspension uk ... the brakes we used ebc pads & shoes with cross drilled discs.... for us it worked !!!

[guglielmo]

AE86 suspension is the way forward...

Plenty of KP's are using AE86 strut/shock/spring/hub/caliper assemblies and rear axle/links/shocks with great results. There's (nearly) just as many performance parts for AE86 suspension as Ford, you just have to search a bit harder.

I think it's a shame when I see all those Starlets with Ford gear. Nowt wrong with it and it sometimes makes sense but I'd stick with Toyota if possible.

Like Darren says, the KP is a very light car to start with so it doesn't need massive conversion/upgrades.

[tjaytoymota]

capri xmember bolts straight on with antiroll bar with very minor mods,though cambers wheels a bit,escort xmember too narrow and needs widening,use mk3 escort tops as smaller than capri and fit starlet strut top holes with little filing,If you can find some princess calipers will bolt too ford struts giving u 4 pots.or upgrade your starlet parts have a word with sum1 like george polley click here,ae 86 parts are getting hard too find!