Anyone have a set of strut mounts from a pre-99 Vitara (Trackick) they want to get rid of?
What I'm debating as a possibility is to use this early model strut mount with the newer strut mount of the XL7. The newer taller cone would be used to secure the frame mount to the strut tower support. The pre-99 mount used under this to hold the strut, thus lowering it's top mount location.
IIRC correctly, by flipping the pre-99 strut mount, it lowers the strut top some 2". Thus providing the 2" of extra droop and not hurting the compression (due to the bump stop). To add, just recently mentioned, the strut in 99-current Vitara platform is taller than pre-99.
Take a look at the strut pics of my 02 XL7 at my webshots site.
http://community.webshots.com/user/jagular7BTW, just rewatched the 02 Zukimelt video and watched that flyin' Mike pull some wheelies through the mud trough. Zukipilot was in it also. COOOLLL.