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Ordered a set Tokico non-adjustables for the car I am building. Got them today from the same company I ordered the last set from (autocarparts.com).
The fronts are fine. It is the rears that have me concerned.
Both boxes say '3106', but the contents are different. One is the standard 3016 cartridge. First of all, it has a new sticker on it that says '3016'. It is a front--with an extension. The cartridge body is about 2" shorter and it has a piece of pipe pressed onto the lower seat to make up the difference. So, resting on the ground, both cartridge BODIES are exactly the same length. But, at full extension, the rod on the altered strut is 3/4 of an inch longer. Now, I know cartridges technically have no 'spring rate'. But I have to push down on this thing with, say 50 or 75 lbs of force to get it down to the same length as the other strut, and wouldn't that translate into the suspension? And what about the valving? Why would Tokico add an extension and relabel something?
Has anyone ordered Tokico Non's and seen this modification to the 3016 strut cartridge? Has anyone ever ordered a strut from ANYONE and seen the factory modify a different model to fit your length? Should I use these two different struts in the same front end? I can't help but believe it will make a difference from right to left.
steve77
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