New adjustable strut rods
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From: Reno Nevada
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
The lower inner mounting point is the key to limiting camber gain. My older style of smart strut has the cam variable mounting point for the strut. It actually says street on the top and race on the bottom. I've always just left it in the race position. But it is ruffly parallel to the half shafts while sitting on the ground. both level. I had my exhaust made after installing the Smart s.
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From: greenville sc
Ok it looks like I wont be getting the smart struts after all. I noticed that my exaust is only 1/4 in below the stock bracket. I would hate to drop the exaust down another inch and I just had the new exaust ran last year. So for now I guess I will just get the adjustable strut rods. Thank you guys for all your help.
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 21,953
Likes: 1,445
From: Reno Nevada
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
Ok it looks like I wont be getting the smart struts after all. I noticed that my exaust is only 1/4 in below the stock bracket. I would hate to drop the exaust down another inch and I just had the new exaust ran last year. So for now I guess I will just get the adjustable strut rods. Thank you guys for all your help.
moving the exhaust to hang lower is pretty easy also.
Last edited by gkull; Sep 11, 2009 at 01:24 PM.
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From: Florida
I just welded up the originals and relocated the holes lower on the original brackets with no change to the exhaust. Easy to do with the heim setup. Total cost of parts was a little over 100 bucks. Work very well.
If really an issue, you can flatten that part of the exhaust a bit like oem.
Here is an old post
If really an issue, you can flatten that part of the exhaust a bit like oem.
Here is an old post
There is no reason you can't use these on the street. They just tighten up the movement and make it move more freely at the same time.
No difference in road feel at all other than the rear will feel a little tighter. I wouldn't consider anything less.
It is less expensive than anything else including stock replacements.
I assembled my own from parts from Speedway. There are also the rubber seals that will prevent any undue wear on the joints.
These are very high quality joints, don't know how they compare to the preassembled struts. Here is description of the joint.
If anyone is interested, here are the part no's for the rear struts. A little over a hundered bucks.
You can use a pipe or small strap wrench to hold the tube while locking the nuts, but some nuts welded to the tubes makes it easier using 2 wrenches.
No difference in road feel at all other than the rear will feel a little tighter. I wouldn't consider anything less.
It is less expensive than anything else including stock replacements.
I assembled my own from parts from Speedway. There are also the rubber seals that will prevent any undue wear on the joints.
These are very high quality joints, don't know how they compare to the preassembled struts. Here is description of the joint.
If anyone is interested, here are the part no's for the rear struts. A little over a hundered bucks.
You can use a pipe or small strap wrench to hold the tube while locking the nuts, but some nuts welded to the tubes makes it easier using 2 wrenches.
