Young Version — August 1999
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About this issue
The August 1999 issue of Young Version explores drift setups versus grip tuning through 22 shop demo cars, including S15 Silvias from Mine’s and Kazama Auto. Features cover front-wheel-drive builds taking on high-powered 4WD rivals, choosing a first drift car, and reviving a used AE86 Trueno on a ¥1 million total budget. Suspension fundamentals, engine-oil selection, rotary maintenance, new-parts tests, and reports from Hiroshima and California round out this look at Japan’s late-1990s tuning scene.
242 available scans from Young Version — August 1999, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 123 — English draft translation
Resolves the lack of suspension travel caused by lowering by using an ultra-short case and ultra-short rod. The single spring provides ample travel (front springs on all models). Combined with a twin-tube structure and a design with no free play, it delivers a supple ride without harsh jolts. A dedicated straight-wound spring matched to sporty damping is used; a milder soft spring is also available separately. The lightweight short case reduces unsprung weight and improves road following. Tanabe’s refresh system lets you replace the damper unit with a new one. Lowers the vehicle approximately 60–100 mm.
Price / installed price (yen): JZX100/90 ¥112,000/¥152,000; SXE10 ¥127,000/¥147,000; ST202 ¥156,000/¥176,000; SW20 ¥158,000/¥198,000; EP91/82 ¥113,000/¥153,000; ER34 ¥112,000/¥152,000; ECR33 ¥112,000/¥152,000; BNR/HCR32 ¥112,000/¥152,000; S15/14/13 ¥122,000/¥162,000; BB1/4/6/8 ¥119,000/¥159,000; CF4/6, CD6, DC2, EK4/9, EG6 ¥105,000/¥145,000 each; CE9A/CP9A ¥113,000/¥153,000; EC5W ¥105,000/¥145,000; GC8 ¥134,000/¥174,000; BH5/BG5 ¥154,000/¥174,000; FD3S ¥116,000/¥156,000; NA6CE/8CE ¥102,000/¥142,000. (Vehicle codes and amounts checked against the printed table; tiny print may make OCR uncertain.)
Captions and page details
A low, aggressive stance—S Zero makes its debut.
NEW
SUSTEC PRO
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SUSTEC PROJAPAN
TANABE
SUSTEC
Lowering the car transforms the drive! The new-generation S Zero coilover kit.
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Sustec Pro S Zero — principal fitments.
JZX100·90
SXE10
ST202
SW20
EP91·82
ER34
ECR33
BNR·HCR32 S15.14.13 BB1·4.6.8
CF4.6
CD6
EG6
DC2
EK4.9
¥134.000/¥174.000 ¥154.000/¥174.000 ¥116.000/¥156.000 ¥102.000/¥142.000
¥105.000
CE·CP9A
EC5W
GC8
BH5.BG5
NA6CE·8CE
FD3S
TOPEN
THEAT
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Approved for vehicle inspection.
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