Toyota Corolla TE72 Ford 8.8 IRS SWAP

[@ronnie2321]

I like the work. I went about it a different way with the RAV4. I picked up a complete Camaro rear subframe. Always more than one way to skin a cat! Good work bro.

[@ethanhawkings3814]

I love everything about this.

[@miatakhalifa]

wow you just made my 8.8 swap look like a kinder gardener did it lol.. wish I could have kept the stock axles, getting explorer to tbird axles made rn. Subscribed!!!

[@slightedengineering]

Much appreciated! I had to do some revisions to the rear before it got put in storage so I'll make another video about what I had to do once it's out again.

[@miatakhalifa]

@@slightedengineering I'd love to see anything else you do to this car! Just a bit of info I found out the hard way, oem explorer shafts cannot be resplined. snapped them immediately, ended up with a lincoln mark 8 diff and a set of monster miata axles. hopefully you didnt have to shorten yours.

[@slightedengineering]

@@miatakhalifa No shortening. I designed the rear suspension around the width.

[@miatakhalifa]

@@slightedengineering awesome, thats the main thing i love about your design and the key to keeping that swap budget friendly. Dss wants roughly 2500 bucks for a set of custom axles lol..

[@slightedengineering]

@@miatakhalifa Yup, I can go through 20 sets of axles before I get to that amount lol

[@atfgarage9459]

Your channel is criminally underrated! Incredible work my man. Please keep us posted and keep it up!

[@WastedTalentFabrications]

bro that looks sick i was thinking about this route for my Subaru swap i did but ended up going with the solid 8.8. love what your doing defiantly following along

[@slightedengineering]

Thanks! A solid axle would definitely have been the easier route but I wanted IRS for the handling characteristics and tunability.

[@WastedTalentFabrications]

@@slightedengineering yea we are going drag for ours so the extra work didn't make sense that and i wanted to tuck the big meats under the car going for the sleeper look check it out if you get a chance

[@slightedengineering]

@@WastedTalentFabrications Gotcha, yeah mine won't be a sleeper anymore seeing as how the track width is increased by probably 10 inches or so. It's definitely going to be wide and grip well. I'll have to check yours out.

[@fernandorodriguez1584]

Hi nice preyect, my question u live in michigan?

[@slightedengineering]

Yes I do! Yourself?

[@themagnushjort]

That's cool, super interesting.

[@elig2222]

wtf who are you thats amazing !!!! sell full kits

[@alexanderjones6383]

Did you use the unequal length axles? Or perhaps 2 short ones? It looks like you're using the Explorer rear knuckles. I'm putting this rear in my 1991 Merc 500SL and I've the pumpkin in the rear subframe. I've been following your build on the 4200 page. For info for anyone reading... these are the axle codes on the sticker in the driver side door jam: 43 Open 3200 3.08 41 Open 3200 3.27 42 Open 4.10 46 Open 3.73 45 Open 3200 3.55 D4 Limited Slip 3200 3.73 D2 Limited Slip 4.10 L73 Limited Slip 3.73 -

[@slightedengineering]

I used the standard axles left and right. The pinion input is offset that little bit so when you center the diff about the hubs the pinion comes out in the center. It would be way easier to explain with the car, it's currently in storage as I've had some personal stuff come up but I can make a video explaining it better once I have it out again.

[@SattickDas2001]

Is it possible on an AE86 Trueno?

[@slightedengineering]

Would not recommend, see my latest video for an explanation.

[@JoseCruz-gn1ln]

Did you do a tabular frontend

[@slightedengineering]

If you go over to my Instagram you can see how I did the front end. I just made custom mounts and welded them to the existing chassis. I wanted to try and keep as much chassis as possible.

[@JoseCruz-gn1ln]

@@slightedengineering will do

[@JoseCruz-gn1ln]

Is your Instagram the same name as well

[@slightedengineering]

@@JoseCruz-gn1ln yup just all 1 word so slightlyengineered

[@elig2222]

where are you? do you have a garage?

[@slightedengineering]

I'm in Michigan, no I don't have a garage I'm just an Engineer. I had to do some changes to the rear end setup quick before storing it that I'll detail and make a video about once I get the car out.

[@channghiem5012]

Super cool bro

[@ProStatusCinematix]

Is this kit for sale??

[@slightedengineering]

No it's not. I built it custom and I've yet to test it. If a more in depth video of how I made it would be helpful for trying to recreate it I could do that.

[@timcanizares5240]

What is that 8.8 out of

[@slightedengineering]

It's out of a ford explorer. In the 06 08 range but I can't recall the exact year

[@timcanizares5240]

@@slightedengineering right on thanks

[@stevanjakovljevic8390]

This is bad design . No triangulation , lot of stres on component due bag geometry , you plan to carry weight axially trough rubber bushing . First time you hit brakes , it will bend something , or rip weld.s Math is very important in life

[@slightedengineering]

Math is important, just like grammar. The suspension has gone through various revisions since this video from years ago. The rubber bushings have been replaced with solid ones. Other various degrees of freedom have also been restricted. Now, the only freedom of the system is up and down, like it should be.

[@stevanjakovljevic8390]

@@slightedengineering English isnt mz native language , so grammar isnt so important to me .Same as speling . Lets go back on geometry . Lot of forcies I zou design have leverage , so they make bending moments . You need simple member that can carrry load on shorthes path . Generaly you need triangulation not L shape suspenssion member . dont get me wrong , I dont wont to critique , my intention was to point this design isnt safe

[@slightedengineering]

@stevanjakovljevic8390 fair enough. The major load-bearing member in the system is the upper arm, as that's where the coilover is mounted. The lower arms only job is to restrict fore aft movement and restrict toe compliance. There's no bending moment in the lower arm as it's only connected on its ends. The upper arm has a bending moment but is of substantial strength since it is a thick wall tube. The suspension also needed to remain adjustable. Any added triangulation would remove adjustability for that member.

[@stevanjakovljevic8390]

@@slightedengineering Did you drive car with suspension like this ? Brake hard , accelerate hard ?