Fabricating Damper Strut Bodies

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

i need some proper suspension for my 205 mi16 race car and seeing that bilstein

coilovers from peugeot sport are expensive if you buy a whole pack, i've came to

an idea to fabricate the most expensive part, which are damper strut bodies:

 

 

not sure exactly why is it the most expensive single part of the coilover setup,

but they don't look too hard to fabricate at all (not DIY but professionally ofcourse).

 

 

what i'd need to know is what's inside the strut body, or is it just hollow? from what

i can see on the pic of the insterts, there only might be a small guide and a hole in

the bottom part of the body:

 

 

does anybody know what insides of the strut body look like? SBC should know for

certain so if anybody could ask them, that would be great (unlikely to happen though).

 

 

 

another idea is to get koni adjustable or bilstein sprintline kits and then chop the

spring base off and put a fabricated hollow over-pipe with the thread for the spring

base ring (convert them to height-adjustable).

 

 

 

if anyone have any information or ideas that can help, please post here.

 

 

 

thanks.

[C_W 3 1 Cars]

Demon Tweeks sell Taz(?) convertors to coil over setups i think.

[red 0]

I don't know what the inside is like but I assume it will be a seamless tube you'll need to buy for strength, surely it'll just be caped off at the bottom with a hole to collect the insert stud and nut at the bottom, what you really need is the thickness and dimensions of the outer strut body as shown.

 

Regards Russ.....

[sleeper205 0]

get this months RPM mag, they got a DIY Coils how-to.

 

i might scan it in, seeing the magazine is currently free.

 

would you like that?

[Guest PacMan]

Demon Tweeks sell Taz(?) convertors to coil over setups i think.

Yeah, this is the place that sells them :

 

www.tas.uk.com

[sleeper205 0]

and my guide uses them :D

 

£100 for the shafts, springs are £10 each iirc.

 

so, shall i dig it out or what?

[jacobs53 0]

to fabricate that it, it would cost alot less than £100! thats for the outer body. It looks like a tube of aliminium / stainless steel with a threaded arm.

 

really need dimensions and maximum tolerences, to estimate a price.

 

Id say no more than £100 for 2 (if you supplied the materials)

 

lee

[base-1 17]

and my guide uses them :D

 

£100 for the shafts, springs are £10 each iirc.

 

so, shall i dig it out or what?

bloody right you should dig it out

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

yes please!

[sleeper205 0]

to fabricate that it, it would cost alot less than £100! thats for the outer body. It looks like a tube of aliminium / stainless steel with a threaded arm.

 

really need dimensions and maximum tolerences, to estimate a price.

 

Id say no more than £100 for 2 (if you supplied the materials)

 

lee

a lot of people would rather buy them.

 

if you f**k it up, you'll screw your car so badly.

 

i'll scan it in this avo, homeys

[Guest Rally205]

The strut bodies have a seal in the top to stop water and dirt ingress. The bottom has a threaded hole to attach the insert. Other than that it is a plain tube of steel with a zinc coating.

However I can supply you a full set of coil-over adjustable suspension with springs for £350. If you are interested get in touch and I'll send you some pics.

 

Marcus

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

sleeper205> any luck with scanning the article in?

 

 

rally205> yeah that's what i would have thought, cheers for the info.

[Guest Kev-G]

Rally205,

 

'Other than that it is a plain tube of steel with a zinc coating.'

 

What about the bushes inside the strut bodies then??

 

Kev-G

[Guest Pug_205XS]

hey can peugeot strut bodies do jus like the ford capri ones.

 

www.spannerfodder.com

 

And r all peugeot shock inserts replacable i.e. can the shocks come out the struts.

 

if they can be dun like these they r totally easy to do, i'm a ford man myself and my escy is comin along very well.

[Guest Rally205]

You are right Kev

 

I forgot about the bushes. From memory I think they are bronze about 2" long?

Obviously they have a slightly larger ID than the OD of the insert body.

 

Marcus

[sleeper205 0]

er.. kinda misplaced mag *ducks*

 

anyone host pics when i uncover the fine piece of litrature?