Young Version — August 1999
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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.
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On the AE86, there are six locations to replace!
Rear
Front
Lateral rod
Lower arm
Tension rods
Stabilizer
Control arm
The shock upper mounts are planned to be changed to pillow-ball type soon, so we are leaving them for now.
…! [fragment]
At the front, replace three locations: tension rods (strut rods), stabilizer, and lower arms.
The AE86 rear suspension is an integrated axle-housing design.
At the rear, replace the lateral rods, control arms, and stabilizer. The left and right wheels are connected by the axle housing, so worn bushings let the entire rear suspension move around.
We decided to replace everything with reinforced parts, especially since adjustable coilovers may be installed soon. Conveniently, TRD has released a useful “AE86 Suspension Bushing Set”… .
The brakes are upgraded, too!
The way it is installed—vertically or horizontally—apparently changes arm movement.
After pressing in new bushings, reinstall the parts. Look closely and you should see a gap near the bushing. The orientation—vertical or horizontal—changes the arm’s movement. On an AE86, there are relatively few replacement points, so the work can be done in about half a day. .
The brake system is also something to inspect carefully on a used car.
…were replaced, too.
The previous time, judder was so severe that the pads and rotors…
The key to tightening suspension arms!
With preparations for the suspension work complete, next comes the coilovers. An N-damper special version that AE86 owners should see may be coming… .
Next, the suspension…!?
TRD has released an affordable reinforced-bushing assortment called the “Suspension Bush Set.” We bought it right away. Check the photos for the replacement locations and procedure… [source sentence clipped].
Take a look at the photos of each bushing… [sentence fragment]
Here’s the key: see the serrations around the hole? When you tighten an arm with the bushing installed, its angle becomes fixed there. So you must lift the arms from below to compress the suspension and tighten them with the car at normal ride height (1G), as if its wheels were on the ground; otherwise the suspension will bind! .
With this… [fragment]
Mechanic Mr. Yamazaki says, “Because the AE86 suspension is simple, reinforced bushings make a real difference.”
After fitting reinforced bushings, the car feels sharper overall and is completely different from before. If your car’s responses have become sluggish lately, consider checking the bushings—this applies beyond the AE86.
The foundation is now solid!
This month’s budget
TRD suspension bushing set — ¥37,900; factory brake rotors (set for one car) — ¥30,400; Apex G-Spec brake pads — ¥30,000.
With the vehicle price of ¥120,000 and suspension parts, the total is ¥218,300.
¥781,700 remaining!!
Remaining before reaching the ¥1 million budget…
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