McPherson to Superstrut Conversion Options

[DST94]

Alright, so this is how I swapped the superstrut tie rods onto my AT200 rack and pinion. We didnt swap it on the another Celica and we snapped the linkage in half so we found out the reason for the C curve the hard way. Here you go. Suggestions and questions welcome.

Compare


Dissasemble



They are the same



Pry the gold back then use a set of pliers and a 19mm to separate the inner rod from the rack and pinion


Separated


Difference is minor, an alignment should fix any discrepancies


Attatch


Attatched






Attatch Boot


Done, rinse and repeat for the other side.




any thoughts are welcome, I havent driven the car yet but ill post again to update with problems if any arise.

This post has been edited by DST94: Nov 18, 2013 - 11:23 AM

[BonzaiCelica]

even though the bottom of this superstrut cartridge has ridges on it. the inside bottom part of the superstrut shock is flat just like you'd find them on the mcpherson rebuildable front shocks.



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STROKE LENGTH


If you take a look on the first page you can see the length differences between the mcpherson and superstrut shock. the superstrut has a slightly shorter stroke over the mcpherson design. I have tanabe df210 with claimed 2.2 inch drop on the fronts and my shocks have never gone bad in over 3 years. So my guess is that even though the mcpherson cartridge you buy from kyb or stagg or bilstein is a tad bit longer, with the slight bit shorter stock springs on GT4 and added stiffness (to compensate for the heavier ST205 chassis) it'll act like a lower spring. I can even cut that bottom nipple of the front cartridge found on the mcpherson set up and install it in the superstrut housing. Stay Tuned

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Oct 11, 2015 - 5:23 PM