[Shotimes] Front Strut R&R

Paul Nimz pnimz@v8sho.com
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:45:03 -0600


Gen 3 struts are longer.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@comcast.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Front Strut R&R


> On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 09:24:40 -0600, Paul Nimz wrote:
>
>>On my '97 I will loosen the subframe bushings on the side I am working on
>>and drop the subframe another inch or so.  The strut will easily slide out
>>of the knuckle then.
>
> Yeah.....that's a way to do it too, but then it takes longer than 20 
> minutes in and
> out, because you have to crank those big bolts out, then in.   ;-)
>
> I haven't looked closely at the suspension on a Gen 3.  Are the struts 
> different?
> Is the layout of the tension strut different?  Are there Tokikos for Gen 
> 3's?
>
> George
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