Thread: B13 CSK Research Thread - OE diameter springs

the nx don't have the hump that goes past the part that bolts to the knuckle. some Sentra has those struts too but not all of them.

i didn't think the koni yellows fit because they're too thick for the rear struts..

have you actually seen B15 Koni inserts inside of any rear B13 strut housing?

yup, Steve even said the reason is because of the hump/length of the strut. i need to start taking more pictures of the suspension stuff I tried.

the length of the OEM strut? or the length of the koni insert?

aaaahhh!!

this is why there is so much confusion about this topic.. you can't just say "the strut"..... be specific please!!!

Strut = Strut, insert = insert

the oem rear strut housing is longer than the oem front housing. the B15 yellow "insert" is about 1" shorter than the front oem strut housing and i think it was like 3" shorter than the rear. the front needs to be shorter to gain travel. the B13 rears are fine, no need to go 3" shorter unless you want to go coilovers, then it would be okay.

So you have a "B15 YELLOW front Koni insert" installed into a rear B13 strut housing?

or are you talking about B13 red inserts?



if the OE rear strut housings are 3" longer than a koni insert

and

the OE front strut housings are only 1" longer than a koni insert..


logic somehow says to me that one would gain more travel by shortening the rear strut housing.. if you need to shorten the front (which is 1" too long, it seems like you REALLY need to shorten the rear)

by the way..

strut could also mean:

strut = entire strut assembly = strut housing


I just think that when it could go either way, and the person reading doesn't know which way .. you should always say "strut housing" and "strut insert" or simply "housing" and "insert"....... if we went back and changed EVERY single thread and put "housing" and "insert" as well as "B13" "B14" or "B15" before the word "strut" I'm sure there would be MANY more people doing this.

Apparently, the reason why you don't want to shorten the rear strut when using springs is that one thread:

http://www.sr20-forum.com/suspension/36862-so-looks-very-wrong.html

Especially this post:

http://www.sr20-forum.com/suspension/36862-so-looks-very-wrong-2.html#post478421

It seems like travel is gained when shortening the strut, but you're still pretty much tied to the length of the strut insert. So when cutting the strut at 2 or 3, you lose spring height, which causes the springs to be pre-compressed.

i think he's using a rear strut housing though.. I am using front strut housings in the rear..