Banpei's two door panda Trueno from Japan

[banpei]

Inquiry to Apex didn't help either: they sold the last set for the AE86 in 2015 and have no documentation on them. That set sold in 2015 was probably my set, as I bought it in early 2015.
I tried finding more information online, but nobody knows the spring rates of Apex. Even new sets don't get advertised with the spring rate. Which means I have low expectations for these springs when fitted on my car. But they were fine for daily use on my AE86 back in 2005, so they should be fine now as well.

[Bean]

I vaguely remember trying to find out the same thing two decades ago. Unfortunately I can't find the communication anymore but think they didn't know any details back then either and recommended to measure it myself. I never bothered. I still have them somewhere at my garage (as they are legal and mentioned in my car registration) combined with the shocks. I replaced the whole suspension with a shockworks set from Australia.

[banpei]

(08-12-2026 03:20 PM)decryphe Wrote:  I'd suggest something different for the wheels, you could build something out of two long water pipes hung at two distances from the wall, so the wheels can stand on the pipes. Essentially this, but DIY: https://www.hornbach.ch/de/p/schulte-rei.../10145076/

I took some time today to fabricate what I had in mind:

It looks like it will work fine, but I do need to add an additional rail and get some shorter supports to ensure it doesn't detach itself from the wall.

[decryphe]

That's exactly what I was thinking about, just that I thought about using metal water pipes. Wood's a great option!

[banpei]

It's finished:


It's a total of 10 wheels, which translates roughly to 60 to 70 kilograms in weight. Each rail is secured by a wedge bolt at the top and two 6mm screws held in 10mm plugs at the bottom. I've hung on each rail, and both would hold my weight (90 kilograms) without an issue. Then I added another one in between the two, just to be sure.
I now have about 15 centimetres extra space behind the car, which makes reversing into the garage a lot easier.

I didn't dare to put the SSR Formula Mesh wheels on it yet as it would add another 31 kilograms. Let's see first how well this will hold.

[banpei]

Yesterday I drove the Trueno to a company offsite, and I immediately regretted that decision at the gas station:

And I'm also using the Trueno for another offsite on Monday.

The Momo steering wheel is rather flat and isn't dished, and it annoyed me I always have to lean forward a bit or put the seat more upright than I want. So I installed a 20mm spacer between the boss and the steering wheel:

It's much better now, so that was a good decision.

The added benefit is that this is now my line of sight:

I'm now able again to just see the entire speedometer range and also see the warning lights.

[Koen]

It's not fun to go anywhere with those fuel prices. Very generous of our government that your employer is allowed to cover €0,25 / km of those travel expenses

But the steering wheel looks great and you're using the car!