I'm looking at having rear struts made that will have the threads already in the strut tube for an adjusting nut so one would not need to use the threaded sleeves. These would include the aluminum adjusting nuts. You would need to find a spring of your choice. They seem to be easy to find in many height/pound ratings. I watched a friend do the tube over thing and I did not like how that looked and the sloppiness of the tube to the strut and how the tube sat on the lower mounting parts. This project will take several months to finish if I do go thru with it. This would make switching to rear coil overs very easy.

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interesting - if you do it may as well be some good struts that have adjustable compression and rebound settings

Rodney, if you can produce the usual quality product at the usual value you've done with everything else, it will be a hit - as usual.

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John DuRette
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Are you talking about steel threads and an aluminum nut?
Wouldn’t you have to worry about corrosion and loosing adjustment?
It sounds like a great idea and if it’s cheaper than drop springs or the current coil over conversions I don’t see why they would not sell.

Please add struts with adjustable damping to your list of considerations.

I had two custom bushings machined for each side that hold the tube tightly to the strut and remove all play. There is also a half inch of extra bushing material so the coilover tube does not sit directly on the lower strut mounting bracket. It works like a champ.

Sounds like a good idea but for the common Fiero owner, I think price will be an issue. The do it yourself coilovers using the sleeves are cheap to do and can be done by even the not so mechanically inclined. It would be nice to have the sleeve made onto the strut so there are no fitment issues and no guess work involved. I would be interested if the price is right or close to what the cost of the do it yourself coilovers are.

yeah, adjustable struts would sucker in a lot of customers. and they couldnt be too outrageous. on the other hand, if you did make them adjustable and lighter (aluminum) they could comand a price. there is nothing on the market like it.

There are a good deal of threaded body struts already out there. It would be great to be able to get these for our cars as well. As the others stated, if they were adjustable, that would be even better.

I've seen these with an adjustable perch that had an hex screw to hold them in place, or even with two 'collars' that you tighten together, to 'lock' it in place. Either way would work well, and be a well selling product I'd bet...