Front Strut Question

[97loudcut]

I will be installing my front Eibach lowering springs within the next to weeks.

 

I want to by new struts and I am going to use the KYB's. Do I have to order the "boots" and "strut mount" as well?

 

I thought all I needed was the front struts?

[AWeb80]

no boots...get the upper rubber mounts though.

 

http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/suspension.jsp?&make=KYB&model=Strut+%26+Shock+Mount&group=Strut+%26+Shock+Mount&autoMake=Pontiac&autoModel=Grand+Prix+SE+Coupe&autoYear=1994&autoModClar=&partNum=SM5029&perfCode=P

 

 

again, no boot.....and i got the front heavy duty mount, the $30 ones.

[19Cutlass94]

All you really need is the strut, HOWEVER, when you take it apart and get the spring out, just inspect everything and make sure nothing really looks bad and is in good shape. Cause if something is bad, you dont wanna take it apart twice.

[AWeb80]

my rubber "insert" thing that i posted about above was worn and soft......glad I order new ones

 

....Matt, make sure you cut the jounce bumper in half so you don't bottom out.

[97loudcut]

Jounce bumper, huh?

 

BTW, thanks Jay and Adam.. just dropped $150 at tirerack on struts and mounts

[19Cutlass94]

This is your jounce bumper

 

 

 

When you take the strut out, it will be on there, you cant miss it. Its right underneath the insulator.

[97loudcut]

So where should I cut it? What's it made of? What should I use to cut it?

[AWeb80]

So where should I cut it?

 

 

....Matt, make sure you cut the jounce bumper in half so you don't bottom out.

[97loudcut]

What's it made of? What should I use to cut it?

[Cam'ron]

i'm gonna take a stab at this one and say rubber, get a sawzall or a hack saw and go to town

[19Cutlass94]

Its not rubber. You an just use a razor blade to cut it.

[Cam'ron]

now im all curious... what is it made of then?

[19Cutlass94]

Its almost like a hard foam material.

[AWeb80]

now im all curious... what is it made of then?

 

foam.

[19Cutlass94]

HA beat ya to it!

[Cam'ron]

oh ok... that makes sense too, keep the weight of it down.

[AWeb80]

oh ok... that makes sense too, keep the weight of it down.

 

what!?

 

it doesn't weigh anything to begin w/.......lol

 

its the hard foam stuff.....

[Cam'ron]

... overall weight of the strut assembly... foam makes more sense if it can do the job that otherwise a block of rubber would do

[19Cutlass94]

It just sits on the top of the strut shaft...

[AWeb80]

It just sits on the top of the strut shaft...

 

tom = first gen noob

[97loudcut]

So I have to cut it in half. Am I cutting off the top half or the bottom half?

 

Is there anything else I should know>

[AWeb80]

I believe I cut off the bottom half and put the top half back on thje new strut.

[Cam'ron]

yup... went right for a new wbody... no upgrading for me

 

for clarification that jounce thingy isnt a "part" of the strut it is just like an isolator or bump stop kinda deal?

[Marchi1]

I am in if you want another set of hands. Getting really good at doing this on the other rides I have had (cavalier and a Blazer) and will be my own upgrade soon, so see one, do one, teach one...

 

and depending on the drop of the suspension you will need to cut "x" length out of the bump stop, normally close to the first recess.

let me know.

[AWeb80]

or bump stop kinda deal?

 

yes.