rear strut inserts installation help

4g6beat · Post by **4g6beat** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:32 pm

Hi guys has anyone converted their rear struts to accept shock inserts? i've got a set of tokicos which were easy to chuck up the front. However now i'm faced with installing rears, using a set of front strut tops cut and welded to trimmed rear struts (for the threaded goodness it brings).

I've also got a set of coilover springs i want to put on and i'm not liking the fact i have to slide the coil seat over a welded section, the clearance is like 0.05 mm from coil ID to strut OD atm so if the weld isn't dead flat i'm gonna have troubles.

Is there an alternative? are there struts available here that i can put the inserts into? any help would be apreciated.

Thanks guys :beer

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:06 pm

ur supposed to put the threaded sleeve over the top BEFORE welding the top on....

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:44 am

you would be better of not welding and just having the housing threaded.
yes you loose almost a inch of effective length but it work good becuase you dont loose up travel by doing so

check out my thread on tristarion(might have to login)
http://www.tristarion.com/cms/component ... ic,19180.0

i will put up some pics here for you too

nzgsr · Post by **nzgsr** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:26 pm

do starion rear sturts have tokico stamped on them? mine do and they look very much like they come apart?

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:27 pm

yes they are made by tokico, no they dont come apart unless they have already been chopped..

nzgsr · Post by **nzgsr** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:33 pm

ok just that they have a big nut on top what happens if you put the nut off?

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:35 pm

u will find that the "nut" is actually spot welded to the casing. i was most indignant when i tried to unscrew it the first time and it wouldnt budge. well, at least until the spot welds broke....

4g6beat · Post by **4g6beat** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:58 pm

Thanks redzone, that makes much more sense to me :)
I haven't pulled the rear strut out yet as it's my daily driver, just read on starquest club that people have to do this or use shp struts to get the inserts in. Will i need to trim the spring seat to get sufficient clearance from the top of the sleeve to cut and weld the treaded section?

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:16 am

redzone wrote:u will find that the "nut" is actually spot welded to the casing. i was most indignant when i tried to unscrew it the first time and it wouldnt budge. well, at least until the spot welds broke....

When my Konis were done I was told that the top of the strut had to be cut off and threaded for a "gland nut "

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:35 pm

OLD FART wrote:When my Konis were done I was told that the top of the strut had to be cut off and threaded for a "gland nut "

Oldie, yep, common "mod" for virgin factory stuff. Most cars struts have to go through that process (just the first time though).

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:41 pm

OLD FART wrote:
redzone wrote:u will find that the "nut" is actually spot welded to the casing. i was most indignant when i tried to unscrew it the first time and it wouldnt budge. well, at least until the spot welds broke....
When my Konis were done I was told that the top of the strut had to be cut off and threaded for a "gland nut "

yup........

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