Are E-body strut rods suppose to be bent at the end?
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Both of mine a bent slightly at the K-member end, but they are even so I am wondering if they were bent that way on purpose or are they suppose to be perfectly straight like A-body ones?
If they should be straight what other ones will interchange correctly?
It is an AAR if that matters.
Thanks in advance, Kevin
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Re: Are E-body strut rods suppose to be bent at the end?
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I ain't never did notice that on my AAR & I rebuilt the front end myself. News to me.
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Re: Are E-body strut rods suppose to be bent at the end?
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I'll lay them out tomorrow and see if I can get a good picture of them. I did grab a set of A-body one I have sitting in the shop and they are straight as an arrow, just shorter (that's how I know they are A-body).
Thanks for the info so far.
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Re: Are E-body strut rods suppose to be bent at the end?
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Here's my thinking: If the strut was supposed to be bent, the FSM would make mention of which way to clock it on installation....it doesn't, the FSM merely says to install the strut and torque the nuts.
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Re: Are E-body strut rods suppose to be bent at the end?
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My observation is that the E Body strut rods are not bent, they just kinda look like it because of how they were machined. The Rod's appear to be a forging and are not really "round". The threaded ends appear to be "offset" from the center of the rod which makes them look bent. In fact, in my case, the threaded ends are straight with each other, but the rods look funny as the thread center is offset from the rod center. Astrobuf
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Re: Are E-body strut rods suppose to be bent at the end?
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Here's my thinking: If the strut was supposed to be bent, the FSM would make mention of which way to clock it on installation....it doesn't, the FSM merely says to install the strut and toque the nuts.
I agree, and if they were bent the travel wouldn't be symmetric. The stock ones I replaced were bent, the new ones from Just Supensions were not.
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Re: Are E-body strut rods suppose to be bent at the end?
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Thanks for the info so far. I am convinced at this point that they are bent, I may try to straighten them but if I can to my satisfaction then I will replace them. What other car do they interchange with if any? I have a number of cars that I can borrow them from if I have a match.
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