Reply With Quoteim so getting new ones for my hatch, and some for my bonnet too. i hate having to hold up the bastard and get my busted holder thingy up.
thanks for that ad. ill be calling ming
ill have a look for you.... hopefully get back to you tonight.
he put extra gas in them from the STD, to make them hold better, so they can hold a cow on an open boot
wont ever fall down on you.
im so getting new ones for my hatch, and some for my bonnet too. i hate having to hold up the bastard and get my busted holder thingy up.
thanks for that ad. ill be calling ming
Originally Posted by ae86
I took my old ones into an industrial belts and hoses place that did gas struts. He measured them up and ordered me in a pair, for $60, but that was a few years ago. Balljoints weren't included either.
And just the other day I was looking in a Wurth catalogue, and they have similar looking threaded ball things listed (including the press on socket). Balls were 8-16mm, DIN 71802 and art. # 0268 505 10. I hope they work.
Hen
PS, just found the details of the place I got them:
G&R Industrial products.
Ph: (03) 9419 2122 Fax: (03) 9419 1961
I know you're in Tas, but they'd probably send them if you're desperate.
Last edited by Hen may possibly be a nut; 25th February 2009 at 07:19 PM.
i used VZ commie bonnet ones on my race car (only cos they were free) strong as F**K got rid of the lower ball adn put 2 bolts in the gutter to hold lower and holds the boot sky high!
AE86 THE BEST
see if he remembers the guy with the blue sprinter..... from taren point.
be good to get the ae86dc a good name with him
As Hen is possible a mad cunt suggested, give george from G+R industrial a call Jonny. He is a rad bloke and I don't know what Hen is referring to in regards to ball joint things but I got mine ready to bolt in.... Give him free and compressed heights and approx weight to be lifted, brand new, done.
i just scored some free vt commodore gas struts for my bonnet, i'll meaure the length of em for you tonight
have you put them on yet? need to do it and i havent attempet it yet?
AE86 THE BEST
I picked up a new pair from Ovesco, i had a choice of 500nm, 750nm and 1000nm. $45 each trade.
I split the difference and went with 750's, now i nearly bend the C-Pillars trying to close the bastard. Should last for a million years tho and if i ever roll it, i can pop the hatch and have it lift the car
Last edited by Wiggles; 2nd March 2009 at 02:10 PM.
Thanks for that; I had to get new struts just now for both my VT and Sprinter (G&R FTW!) and it seems that the ones required for the old AE86 need to be ~595mm and 400nm whereas the conformadore ones are a fair bit lower in the nm dept - as you'd expect.
Cheers
Last edited by cbjaust; 28th July 2009 at 01:58 PM.
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