not sure the exect year but they are monroe p/n 72163. i cut all brackets off em and am building a tube for them to slide into like the insert type so that i do not have to weld on the struts them selves. i will post pics when i am done. i will build some of these cans to sell pretty cheap if people are interested.

The problem with the wrx struts is they cant take the sideload  as you will soon find out.

PPLTRK have you used them to find this out?

they seem quite beefy, every bit as much as the kick struts. plus the wrx is the most popular rally car out there and 90 mph sideways on dirt is going to side load a strut more than i will. going to give it a try and see. i want to get a bit more flex until my other front end is done.

The WRX susp. is totaly different, the front of a kick has only one control arm so the strut has to do all the work of holding the knuckle vertical. The wrx has multiple control arms that keep the knuckle vertical. Yes i've tried them all and none last more than one trip.

   Kevin

Quote from: Drone637 on July 12, 2010, 01:47:44 PM

Bilstein can rebuild the struts if you send them in, and looking at the design of the struts you might be able to convert them to a remote reservoir system.  That would be an interesting project. 

The only issue with struts is how to increase the travel without requiring a new mounting point.

one thing to keep in mind is that with extreme abuse on the front strut towers they tend to bend. strut tower braces help, but if you were really pounding on it i think some reinforcement would be in order.

Is this good enough?

That strut brace looks BEEFY! Nice job!