Source for new strut rods?

[bull]

Mine on the drivers side looks like it was rubbing on something for a while and wore a couple divits in the metal. I think I can safely say the integrity has been compromised. Anyhoo, does anyone sell strut rods? I know you can get bushings everywhere but what about the rods themselves? I believe Firm Feel sells adjustable rods in trade for your first born or left arm but I really don't see the need for something like that. I just want the regular OE type. Used? Ebay?

[CB]

Mine on the drivers side looks like it was rubbing on something for a while and wore a couple divits in the metal. I think I can safely say the integrity has been compromised. Anyhoo, does anyone sell strut rods? I know you can get bushings everywhere but what about the rods themselves? I believe Firm Feel sells adjustable rods in trade for your first born or left arm but I really done't see the need for something like that. I just want the regular OE type. Used? Ebay?

Bull, spend 150 bucks on the steel adjustable strut rods from XV Motorsports. They give a 10% discount till October 16th.
I don't think you can get better ones for the $   



The sale starts today, Wednesday September 16th with the last day to take advantage of this offer ending on Friday, October 16th, 2009.

[CB]

just noticed you're looking for the OE type, maybe you like the Mancini racing ones:

Damn, it says 'sold out' 


Where is the delete button

[b5blue]

Bull, eBay # 380144228998 39.00 buy it now or OBO? It's where I got the one I needed, good guys! 

[bull]

Thanks guys. I'll probably go with OE ones but does anyone make them new?

So why would someone need adjustable strut rods? To mess with caster angle maybe?

[CB]

To mess with caster angle maybe?

That's what they say...

I heard or read somewhere that the mechanic who does the alignment gonna be very happy and thankfull when you got adjustable strut rods.  

CB


HA!  just found it where I saw the info:(Moparts.com):

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=5405476

Replacing the fixed-position strut rods with adjustable ones grant the alignment mechanic a method to adjust caster without coming near the eccentrics. An adjustment of caster using the strut rod can be done with virtually no change to camber. An alignment mechanic who truly understands these cars will do back flips of joy when he takes a peek under a car so equipped, especially if the car's owner has come in with some suggested alignment settings he would like to see on his car.

Adjustable strut rods are indeed a good thing.

As an aside (and without appearing to endorse the engineering of a competitive brand), blue oval midsize cars of the same era shared some of the same front-end geometry of Mopars. Sure, they had a coil over the UCA instead of a T-bar, but they still shared two-point LCA's with a strut rod. The lack of a T-bar at the LCA pivot allowed them to place an eccentric at that point (to adjust camber), and an adjustable strut rod for caster.

[bull]

Hmmm. Well, maybe I'll make my alignment guy happy and get some. I didn't know it was such a PITA on these. Now all I have to do is find, as it says in your quote above, "An alignment mechanic who truly understands these cars."

[bull]

Bull, spend 150 bucks on the steel adjustable strut rods from XV Motorsports. They give a 10% discount till October 16th.
I don't think you can get better ones for the $  



The sale starts today, Wednesday September 16th with the last day to take advantage of this offer ending on Friday, October 16th, 2009.

I can't find those rods on the friggin' XV site to save my life. Do you have a link? Is it $150 a pair or each?

Oh, and Mancini says they're back in stock. Nevermind, I read it wrong. I was looking at their non adjustable rods.

[CB]

Bull, they are sold as a pair and the are from the stage I kit.



You can contact Scott Landis also by email:  s.landis@xvmotorsports.com

If you buy them now you can save 15 bucks (-10% of $150/p total)

Sending them to Portland will cost you a few bucks so the sale % is nice
Teamroth will pick mine up and ship them by USPS. He will enjoy looking at the cool stuff they got.

Hope it helps.
CB

[CB]

linky

http://www.xvmotorsports.com/products/detail/index.cfm?nPID=4&cid=38&cdesc=B%2DBody%20Products
click on the ''View Additional Photos (12 available)'', picture 6.

[HPP]

Or drop me a pm or email and I'll sell you a brand new set for less than Mancini or XV.  highplains@comcast.net

[bull]

Bull, they are sold as a pair and the are from the stage I kit.

You can contact Scott Landis also by email:  s.landis@xvmotorsports.com

If you buy them now you can save 15 bucks (-10% of $150/p total)

Sending them to Portland will cost you a few bucks so the sale % is nice
Teamroth will pick mine up and ship them by USPS. He will enjoy looking at the cool stuff they got.

Hope it helps.
CB

I was lusting after that stage 1 kit a while ago and wishing I had Jay Leno's money to buy it. But, as usual, I gotta take it easy with the cash expendatures.