240SX Or AE86 Corolla Help!!!!!

[87awwhelznaww92]

Actually, it's more like 2200lbs, and 54/46 weight distribution.

but still lighter than the 240sx,but still both cars gots lots of potential,but 240's are now over rated due to drifting and how prices skyrocketted after each 240sx owner believes that their respective 240 is drifter material,even if its just a damn shell...

[CB7Nub]

Personally I think the AE86 would be a better car and more original. But it would be harder to find parts for plus a decent body for a good price is hard to find. 240SX's can be found everywhere, it's really easy to get parts for and you can swap in almost anything. But it's soo common, whatever you like though.

[XcluziveAZN]

AE86 restore it. you will get more money in long run than 240sx

you can do RB26 swap in AE86 :P there best of both world!

[deevergote]

An RB in an AE86 would be insanely nose-heavy!

It is true that the AE86 is more of a collectors item though. These days, you don't usually see anyone in an AE86 that doesn't know what they have. It's not just "oh, I just have this car because it was cheap transportation." A 240sx is very often just someone's beater.

Either car is going to be someone else's project, most likely. That's always a gamble. I would NEVER want someone else's project, unless it was a meticulous restoration. Again, you're more likely to find that done to an AE86 than a 240sx.

[keepinitclean]

ae86 with a 2jz, I saw a 2jzgte motor with a 6 speed tranny for like $3,000
240sx with a rb26det or a sr20det ( recomended ) but mot swaps for 240sx are illegal

[fatboyaccord]

corolla for the win. i like 240s. but slap you a ls1 in there and your good to go. college classmate of mine put a 302 in a corolla coupe. awesomely fast!

[mercyboy]

my cousin has a 86 corolla hatchback red, has a engine of a 1ZZ-FE, swap and put a turbo kit...that thing can go...i go for ae86 cause everyone wants one and the resale value is going to rise once sold......everyone wants to be a initial D person lmao

[Nizmo]

I dont believe anyone mentioned the sc300/400's. I believe that would be a great option for drift and daily. Not to mention if you get the 300 all you need to do is buy a 2jzgte and it fits right in. Ive always loved a nice hellaflush SC, just my 2 cents. Out of the 240 and ae86 I would go for the corolla hands down, but then again Im a toyota guy at heart.

[KrookedBB]

ive got an ae86 coupe project in my garage right now... and parts suck to find, the car is in pretty bad shape but i figured id spill a lot of time into it used to be an ice racer up in duluth mn its won like 10 championships and now its rutting in my garage lol its totally gutted. the big problem with those ive found out is 1. they dont make parts for them anymore such as rear axles and such and 2. everything is crazy expensive... so its gunna take me a few years and lotsa change. i got to drove it once and i loved it even tho it was in terrible shape. so...yeah i would choose the ae86. lol

[Prius]

volvo 240 b20 swap
datsun 510 sr20
fox bodies?
Fc rx7
80's celica
corolla sedan

and if you have more money:
s2k
altezza
fd rx7
Gtze AE86

[G-Series]

There is a AE86 with the Lexus 1uz engine= Sicknezzzzz

[bcjammerx]

bigger market for 240's...for both parts and the car


other than that both cars are very capable and cult favs

[Cblove]

AE86/85= solid rear axle
s13/14= independent rear

Don't forget my personal favorite, the S12. 1984-1988 nissan 200sx. Some come with the vg30e. A few coupes had solid rear in 84, like mine, the rest had independent, like the S30. A v6 s12 can be had for as little as 500.

[midnightpearl91]

wouldn't say the 240sx suspension is crap, better than the ae86 and a few others from its era

i was going to suggest a miata as well. that an the mr2. These 2 cars aren't drifters though but good handlers

A miata is a good choice also. But I'm not sure that the 240's suspension is better than the ae86. That model of corolla is widely regarded as one of the best handling fr cars that was made. The parts are a bit harder (and pricier) to find but I would rather have a well built ae86 over an s13. Unless the s13 had an rb25. Of course you could do a little of both and swap an sr20 into an ae86. But then you're gonna piss off the purists : )

[midnightpearl91]

AE86/85= solid rear axle
s13/14= independent rear

Don't forget my personal favorite, the S12. 1984-1988 nissan 200sx. Some come with the vg30e. A few coupes had solid rear in 84, like mine, the rest had independent, like the S30. A v6 s12 can be had for as little as 500.

I actually looked for an s12 in my area for months! Those things are dang near impossible to find around here. Wish I could run across one...