Battle Magazine — March 1997
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116 available scans from Battle Magazine — March 1997, in rtl reading order. Original scans with English draft translations and searchable page text. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.All 59 provided PDF pages retained as 116 reader pages; completeness against a physical printed copy has not been independently established.
Page 27 — English draft translation
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Suspension
Where people gather, drift cars appear. We asked drivers at a local meet about their suspension setups: two AE86s, three Silvias, one 180SX, and one C31. Suspension is the key to how a car drives!
Proud of their suspension setups!
Koji Obata’s lavender-red pearl AE86 Levin stands out. He wants to modify the engine. It has a reinforced clutch, TRD quick shifter, muffler and roll bar, plus a TRD rear spoiler.
神奈川 Prefecture
AE86
Team: チーム:OVERSLIDE
Lavender color and TRD suspension make the car
Suspension
Shocks: front coilovers, 8 kg; rear TRD short-stroke, 6 kg. Wheels: front Formula, 7J × 13; rear 6.5J × 14. Other: pillow-ball upper mounts. Owner’s comment: “Small-diameter wheels look great on the AE86.”
Suspension
Shocks: front coilovers, 8 kg; rear TRD short-stroke, 6 kg. Wheels: front Mark II type, 7JJ × 13; rear Advan A3A, 14-inch. Other: extended lower arms, pillow-ball upper mounts, and 2 cm longer hub bolts front and rear. Owner: “AE86 parts are inexpensive and easy to find.”
神奈川 Prefecture
Idé chose this AE86 because he wanted to keep up with turbo cars. He has heavily modified the suspension. The engine is a 4.5A swap with a quick shifter and a 5Zigen Border straight-through muffler.