bluesdrivemonster: Gets a refreshed AE86 rear end

After buying this AE86 rear end from someone in Florida in 2008 it's been neglected while I addressed other issues with the car.

Lots of surface rust but still structurally solid

This is the whole reason for getting a new rear end. This rear end comes out of a Toyota Corolla AE86 GTS. From the factory it came with a LSD and disc brakes. Unfortunately, I don't know the exact year this rear end was made so it unclear if it's a Zenki or Kouki and what size the axel shafts are.

The current rear end installed in the car has drum brakes. When I install this rear end I will be sticking with stock calipers and rotors and just upgrading the brake pads.

Back from the sandblaster.

The whole unit will be getting a coat of POR-15 semi-gloss paint to prevent it from rusting ever again and to make it look factory fresh. Side note, if you don't like POR-15 because you say it doesn't work; you're not doing it right. Follow the instructions. As you can see in the title image, it's so clean! Springs are 5.1kg Swift coils from Techno Toy Tuning.

I couldn't wait to see how they looked.

From the rear 😏.

Dust shields cleaned up nicely. While just have to do some minor straightening with a hammer.

After the rear end is painted I will run new brake lines and install new rotors and calipers. First coat of POR-15 going on. Took my time with some cheap paint brushes and it took me almost 2.5 hours to coat the whole thing. Still have to turn the piece to get the area below the jack stands and then I have to scuff it all up with some scotchbrite pads and give it another coat (instructions recommend 2 minimum).

I also thew some paint on the battery bracket and the front brake dust shields. Then i moved on to the 4 links.

Using the stock 4 links with drop link brackets. Had a local machine shop press out the old bushings and then I painted them.

Paint is dry and new Prothane polyurethane bushing are going in. With the supplied grease these things slid right in (that's what she said).

The rear end came out very easily, gravity definitely helped. Putting the new rear end in on the other hand was a herculean task.