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Offline Zukipilot

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Struts
« on: October 08, 2003, 10:28:58 PM »
Who has the best (most durable) struts for a Kick ??? I have blown out another strut and need to purchaes a set.
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Offline Fredo

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Re: Struts
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2003, 02:12:01 AM »
Old man emu struts!

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Re: Struts
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2003, 02:39:35 AM »
Can't speak from personal experience as far as their reliability on a track/kick, but I believe Deutsch Tech makes a set.

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Re: Struts
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2003, 05:59:30 PM »
« Last Edit: October 09, 2003, 06:06:08 PM by safarikick »
3+3 calmini 5.12 a lock in the back and front with steel front diff. 4.24 in tc

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Re: Struts
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2003, 07:17:14 AM »
BDS SUSPENSION! ;D
87,33`s,6-1 t-case,d.c.drive shafts,locked,m/l with cj`s,dt8000`s,& the will to BEAT THE SNOT OUT OF IT!

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Re: Struts
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2003, 09:25:42 AM »
Does BDS make like a 2" lifted strut? I could probably get them locally... I need struts too (mine are blown).

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Re: Struts
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2003, 03:41:56 PM »


;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

bds-suspension.com/pdfs/suzuki.pdf
« Last Edit: October 17, 2003, 02:40:04 AM by ebewley »
3+3 calmini 5.12 a lock in the back and front with steel front diff. 4.24 in tc

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Re: Struts
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2003, 07:45:02 PM »
on the struts, there is no spacer it is actually 2" longer than stock??
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Offline okezuki

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Re: Struts
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2003, 03:56:07 AM »
Yes , the struts are longer. :)
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Re: Struts
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2003, 11:52:38 PM »
Thanks! I'll check them out. I do need the stock length, or a 3" longer than stock (then I could eliminate my strut drop)
Zig
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Re: Struts
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2003, 11:57:52 PM »
3" strut drop seems a bit excessive, do you still have the stock bumpstops. I would have thought that you would top out the strut, maybe thats why you are blowing them so often.
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Re: Struts
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2003, 02:38:13 AM »
I'll check and see if they are. I'm not sure if it is 3", but it's the drop bracket that comes with the Calmini 3" Kit.
Zig
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Re: Struts
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2003, 02:16:52 PM »
about those DBS struts ...
Lets say i put back my 2" coil spacers in the front and use those struts all my adjusting camber nightmare will be gone ? or will i still have to play around everything in the front to make the tires be straight insted of being " / \ "   <-- like that ...
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Re: Struts
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2003, 03:05:17 PM »
My 3" suspension lift made the tires go \  /
so I made a set of extensions that fit
the top of the strut mount and move the
struts inward so now the tires are pretty
much straight, just some eyeball
engineering ;)
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Re: Struts
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2003, 04:07:57 PM »
Quote
just some eyeball
engineering ;)


Sounds TOO familiar sometimes!