[Shotimes] Just Curious

[Ian Fisher]

AFAIK, all gen1/2 front struts are the same.

However, the 89-92 rear struts were longer than the
93-95 rears. When doing a Koni install I try to get
the longer rear housings and inserts for that extra
suspension travel. (As if I do Koni installs often..I
think I've done 2?)

Ian


--- George Fourchy <krazgeo@comcast.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 21:05:02 -0700 (PDT), Peter
> Maggiacomo wrote:
> 
> >But for the rear struts the part #'s are different
> for
> >
> >the GenI and GenII's. Does anyone know the
> difference
> >in construction? Is it just a mounting design
> >difference, or did they beef up the GenII stuts?
> 
> I think it is a length issue.  Seems like Gen 2 rear
> struts are a bit longer than
> Gen 1, or at least the tab for the pinch bolt is in
> a slightly different place.
> 
> I put Gen 1 rear Tokikos on a couple of Gen 2 cars a
> while back, and they turned out
> fine.
> 
> You can easily adjust the height of the rear of a
> Gen 1/Gen 2 away from stock very
> easily, to compensate for tired springs, or to raise
> it up or lower it for personal
> preference.  You just slide the strut up or down in
> the knuckle, and drill a hole
> for the pinch bolt to go through the tab if it is in
> the way.  There is no CV joint
> to get in the way of lowering the car, so your wish
> is your command.
> 
> George
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