gsl-se front struts
03-30-12, 07:41 PM
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gsl-se front struts
ok so i called summit racing to order some kyb strut cartriges for my 85se and they said that kyb doesnt make them for that car just the gsl and lesser models. what is different about the se that front struts wont interchange but the rears will? i know the rotors are bigger but that shouldnt effect the strut should it? has anyone ever used kybs on the front of an se? thanks for any and all help.
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on that site it list the rear shocks for the se but not the front. i have some gas-a-just for the rear already. i wonder how it would handle with those and autozone crap brand on the front? or if i should just get gsl kyb's and see what the difference is?
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04-01-12, 10:15 AM
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ok i see that now but i'm sure they'll be the same as roondawg posted bout the tokico all being the same. keep in mind that as a production vehicle there might be slight differences in suspension geometry and alignment numbers but i doubt there's any difference in the strut cartridge between the SE and non-SE.
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ok i see that now but i'm sure they'll be the same as roondawg posted bout the tokico all being the same. keep in mind that as a production vehicle there might be slight differences in suspension geometry and alignment numbers but i doubt there's any difference in the strut cartridge between the SE and non-SE.
however if you look in the Mazda parts fishe, you will find that the GSL-SE is different. the GSL-SE had slightly stiffer struts, and it has a different alignment too, it has 0 camber in the front instead of +1 like a 12A car.
and since i'm thinking about the the really nice old school combo was tokico blues in the front and stock GSL-SE shocks in the rear, it was firmer, without the hard ride
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ok ive done some homework and have found the se strut body is about 5mm longer . so if i put 5 mm spacer at the top of strut body so that it fits in the big nut to hold the strut from moving will it work ok with out bottoming out in the front?
