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Offline bus_driver

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front struts.
« on: July 09, 2005, 06:44:23 AM »
has anyone tried using the front strut lower monting point but making it into some sort of cradle to mount a shock and using a normal shock ....you know what I mean?
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Re: front struts.
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2005, 07:23:05 AM »
I do know what you mean but doubt if a normal shock would be strong enough. There are a lot of stresses going through the strut.
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Re: front struts.
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2005, 07:46:07 AM »
ok you know the 2 bolts at the hub and of the strut .
take that and creat a cradle type thingy that a normal shock would mount into thus have a longer travel but could you say a tj or sammi shock.....wish I could draw a picture of it .
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Re: front struts.
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2005, 09:41:25 AM »
I know what you mean but as Rhino said you'd need a fairly meaty shock and then a way to secure the bottom mounting part to it with out knacking the shock.

Welding is not really good idea as you would be welding a pressurized shock  :o and trying to clamp some sort of bracket might collapse the housing too.

I have heard of guys welding to shocks before to make there own coil overs but you wouldn't catch me doing it !
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Re: front struts.
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2005, 03:15:51 PM »
Problem you'll run into is that the upper strut acts as a locater for the tire. You would need to intergrate an upper a-arm to add just a normal shock in place of the strut.
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Re: front struts.
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2005, 07:51:36 AM »
I was thinking an adjuster plate like the ricers have for camber adjustment....but this does sound like it would be alot of work tho.
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