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right all fitted didnt realise they squashed up so much !!

what a difference ,jesus it corners and drives fantastic now !

theyre such good little cars theyre worth the time and effort ,just a bloody shame they didnt paint them better at the factory ,mines totally original and under the carpet theres just primer and its really thin ,you can rub it off with your finger nail lol I can imagine the inside panels of the car ...

my other half

mine leaks both sides I reckon its because my door hinges have dropped a little and also the doors move up and down while driving over bumps
before I tackle the roof I want to fix the door hinges ,its allways garaged so not a big problem unless I get caught in the rain

right after seeking advice and being assured my mk1b dec 1986 tbar has 18mm front anti roll bars I bought some arb bushes (18mm) tried to fit them today and although the antiroll bar diameter looks fine the arb bushs were about 5mm taller than the old bushs and they just dont look like they fit the ...

has anybody got any spare door hinges then?

as I can get mine done and not seen any for sale on ebay for ages

do toyota still sell original springs?

my springs look absolutly shot

but I dont want lowering springs and tried kyb springs and the car
looked as high as a rangerover

I could live with -15mm but not minus 30/35mm as most spring kits are

my doors have a little drop in them both sides and let water in the tbar roof

it seems the door pins/bushs on the hinges are worn and have a little play
anybody know a good permanent fix for this rather than the washer behind the hinge bodge

it seems the person that was supposed to do a full 4 wheel alightment didnt ,and actually just did the tracking ,I took it to dave sheldons in manchester and he messed around with it ,he said the tracking was spot on but the camber was all over the show with minus camber at the front its now done an...

no not really tram lining

it corners well but if you put too much angle on the steering it seems to cause issues feels like the wheel wants to tuck in or under weird

the cars great and this is its only real issue

I checked out the part numbers on the kyb website they were correct I got them from camskill(i think) but I'm not sure which way to go are the original shocks and springs availible from toyota ? I know new front shocks are available at TCB or do I go for a full package of somesort ,it needs sorting ...

it feels light at the front and on the motorway it seems to get very light with worryingly light steering

IanClements wrote:Did you replace the shocks at the rear?

yup kyb shocks all around ,the springs looked ok but I'm begining to wonder the removal and installation procedure was too much for 27year old springs

yes Ive had alightnment done but the rear squats down and the front is raised up its not an alightment issue its either the kyb shocks or the old springs

Ive still got my original springs but since I replaced the shocks the suspension is all over the show ,it seems stuck up at the front ,I tried apex springs but they were both too low and too soft ,I scraped every speed hump where I live

any recomendations ?

Its seems 17.5 thoughout its length ill measure again and take a pic of my caliper reading

my front antirollbar bushes are totally shot Ive been looking for some new ones

but I measured it and its not 18mm but 17.5mm ???

car is a mk1b late 86 car

hi mate ,have you got any pictures of what damage there was to the car or at least details of what was replaced ,my mate has porsche 911 cat c and he has the pics of all the work that was done to repair it ,its an old car ,but was written off at a stage that it was ripe for restoration and being a r...