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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:56 PM
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I need to know what the original strut rod length is from center of hole to center of hole, end to end.
I am building my own strut rods with heim joints and treaded tubing and believe that the tubes that
were sent to me are much longer than what I need. I gave my old ones away to a friend so I no longer
have a set to compare to.

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I don't have my old rods, but the tubes on the set I made are 13 in. long.

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Yes, thats were I went wrong. I bought 14'' for some odd reason, not sure why. I will be cutting them down I guess.
Does 13'' leave enough space for adjustment in and out?

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Yes it does on mine.
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I measured mine from center to center at 16 3/8 inches. This was with stock TA'

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Thank you very much for the measurement, this is a big help.

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