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]

Edophus was right the shock housing is pinched on 2 sides in order that the skinny insert sits centered Im the larger diameter housing. I was even looking at the kyb super street adjustable shocks and they too are rebuildable and have that pinch in the shock housing.

Their exists a tool called an exhaust pipe tail expander, but it's not strong enough to push out the dimples on cast iron shock housing.

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Oct 11, 2015 - 5:19 PM