Iwonder if any body ever try to install struts from a sidekick from a 96 to a vitara 2002

in the spec's of monroe it looks like the older one are approx. 2 inches longer than the 2002 .

But i would like to know if it 's bolt-on .

could be a good issue for those who have spring spacers in front .

Bye Marc 

never heard of this before, somebody must have the answer..  my struts are leaky messes at this point and will require replacement sooner than later, if nobody knows for sure i'll try to get into a parts shop and make physical comparisons of the two as i'm not overly familiar with the 1st gen models..  don't want to buy ome and likely will never get my strut extensions off the current struts..

the Monroe spec sheets reflect the following:

2002 Chevy Tracker
Part #     Type  Body Length    Comp      Extended  Travel
71591      B7   12.250               8.750      15.250      6.500       P808

1996 Chevrolet Tracker
Part #     Type  Body Length    Comp      Extended  Travel
1932       B7      8.625             8.750      15.250      6.500         P808

The body length appears to be the only difference between the two struts with the '96 model being 8.6" and '02 model being 12.25".   Compressed length and extended length appear to be the same.

 Ok it is my mistake i saw the part number #171831 monroe tells that is a B7 type (like vitara,no spring etc..)but when i search for this # it comes with spring for a chev. Lumina .

iwould be fun

Body 13.25 comp. 10.5 ext.18.5 travel 8

it was exactly what i looking for .

Sorry for the mistake

Marc

Yeah, one would think with ALL the various struts available on the market... one of them could be easily adapted to our trucks that has a little longer stroke to it.   Even if it was for a slightly heavier or lighter vehicle, guys and gals would be all over them. 

My '91 Sidekick 4-door had over 225K miles on it when I sold it and I NEVER replaced the struts OR rear shocks on it.  Can't imagine how much better it would have rode with new ones on it, but it still drove, handled very well and never wore the tires right up to the day I sold it. 

I don't doubt OME equipment is TOP shelf... but the sticker on their struts is a huge barrier to more people buying them when they can buy two struts for about what OME is asking for one of theirs.  I would think "economy of scale" production factors would bring their prices down a bit more... but what do I know?

You'd also think that with a strut body almost 4 inches longer in the 2002 part number that the manufacturers could easily find at LEAST 2-3 more inches of travel in the damned things!!!!!  The short body ('96) has the same specs as the long body.

Possible typo?