hey, the measurement you need to take is from the top of the stub axle to the bottom of the spring saddle, why do you want to put gas inserts in the struts? why not change to 240K struts, discs and calipers and pull the strut apart, clean all the parts in alcohol based cleaner and replace the oil with 20W50 engine oil. pour oil into the center tube and fill the outside to 3/4 of the strut height and replace. if you wish to replace the springs, use Pedders Datsun 1600 Rally Springs, this will give you the correct ride height and excellent handling, plus it is cheaper than using gas inserts.
Aaron Thorp [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 9:25 AM Subject: help needed with strud identification. > Hi list. My 1970 datto was nearly on the road after about a year of slowly > fixing it up, only needed new front shockers, untill I got glandular fever > real bad! now I'm over that (the worst of it anyway), I can work on the > datto again. The problem I need help with is getting new strut inserts for > my 1600s struts. I'm pretty sure they aren't standard as they have different > brakes among other small differences to the struts on the other 1600 I've > got which is a totally stock 69 model. The guy at autobarn tried to help but > couldn't find a monroe gt gas insert that would fit. He tried matching the > numbers on the side of the strut to those in part books, tried the same with > strut lengths after I measured them and finally rang up monroe with the > strut insert in his hand(oringinal blown up oil dampers) which I had removed > from the car! They said they don't have an insert of that sise? What's the > deal? I would think that monroe would make inserts for all nissan struts. > Can anyone on the list give me some advice or help me identify the strut so > I can order the inserts? What measurements would I need to take? Any help > would be appreciated hugely. > Thomas. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
