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Jonoze
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AE86 Strut to variations??? Sun, 17 November 2002 22:23 Go to next message
Hey all,

Was Putting new shocks in yesterday and noticed something odd. I've had a set of jap spec struts sitting in the garage for a couple of years that i'm using the brakes off. Any way i was looking at the strut tops and comparing them to the aus versions.
On my original struts the top of the strut is located at the front of the oval hole in the strut tower. But if i put the jap spec ones in it locates the strut top at the rear of this hole.

Why would these be different? And what differences would these locations give?

Cheers.
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Re: AE86 Strut to variations??? Sun, 17 November 2002 23:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
maybeye one set of struts was off a car with power steering, cars with power steering generally run more caster than thoe without, i think.

so yours wouldn't have it, but the jap one might have. also the steering arm bit would be shorter on the jap one, giving you quicker, more lock more effort more rubbing tyres on gaurds steering. measure it, i may be right.
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Re: AE86 Strut to variations??? Mon, 18 November 2002 00:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
That could be right. The extre castor definitely wont hurt.

[Updated on: Mon, 18 November 2002 05:28]

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Re: AE86 Strut to variations??? Mon, 18 November 2002 00:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Extra post from troubles this morning.

[Updated on: Mon, 18 November 2002 05:30]

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Re: AE86 Strut to variations??? Mon, 18 November 2002 00:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Extra post from trouble this morning.

[Updated on: Mon, 18 November 2002 05:31]

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Re: AE86 Strut to variations??? Mon, 18 November 2002 01:14 Go to previous message
Extra post from trouble this morning.

[Updated on: Mon, 18 November 2002 05:32]

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