Will these fit the OEM strut mount, or is something custom required?
Will these fit the OEM strut mount, or is something custom required?
Lead on Pat!
I'm going to want to lower the front of Mini a bit.
I have minivan konis right now with HD springs. Little too much gap in the wheelwell but have not done anything about it yet.
Wayne H.
'91 Dodge Spirit ES 2.5L turbo 5spd
'05 PT GT 2.4T HO autostick (RIP)
'89 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L turbo auto, "Slugmobile" yes, THE Slugmobile!
'89 Dodge Caravan SE 2.5L turbo auto, "Mean Mini" yes, Gus' Mean Mini! (Current best 11.699 @ 114.43 mph! - Oct 15th, 2022 Cecil County Dragway, MD)
MeanMini dragracing videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...URZLB1RxGYF6vw
and other cars, trucks and motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/user/SlugmobileMeanMini
Ok. Rebound bumpstops are either built into the strut body or they don't exist, so if your strut doesn't have them built in then you would have to fabricate something to add that function.Lol, it's not the BOTTTOM of the travel, it's the TOP When the struts go to full extension it feels like a pair of sledgehammers just attacked the strut towers and are turning them into pulverized sheetsteel
I made a thread in the suspension section years ago that had the measurements for most of the struts from other FWD dodges that 'could' be made to work. The 2g neon/srt front struts are very similar to the k-car front struts in most dimensions, BUT the neon upper strut mount places the top of the strut shaft way higher in the strut tower vs the k-car mount. So this is similar to what Alan was saying about moving the strut mount up in the strut tower somehow. The neon strut mount does that by design and can be used in a k-car if you enlarge the center hole to 3.5" and redrill a couple of the mounting holes.After looking at this, I think the SRT-4 Koni inserts could be a good fit for the minivans. All dimensions seem to align closely with those of the van struts
However, if stock konis are mostly rebound adjustment and cranking that up makes it 'ride like crap' then im not sure a damper change is going to satisfy Queen Alan unless he switches to an insert that has a built in rebound bumpstop or 'jounce bumper'.
Dont push the red button.You hear me?
For cheap I thought of drilling holes in the factory struts and draining the oil. Then filling them with 100w shock fluid. I have some 1/8npt to schrader fittings to refill them with nitrogen.
Ian Adams Function>Form 1990 shadow scrapped, too rusty:( 1991 Spirit R/T Scrapped, parts sold:( 1989 Turbo Caravan Daily beater with built-[I]ish [/I]engine slowly evolving into weekend turbo beater.
The struts settled in and the van sits level again, albeit higher all the way around than I would prefer. The ride is 100% better.
Dogs love Mini's, every time I pull up to the Ex Wifes house her little Shi Tzu tries to jump in and go for a ride You need to find a LWB van that has rear air and install it for them like AJ did with his PHX AZ van
AJ (no More Alan) 84 Rampage RT TIII/568 Quaife 87 GLHS dealer optioned Red 16V Masi/568/Quaife
90 Masi 16V White/Ginger/Black
89 TC Masi 16V Red/Ginger/Black
86 GLHS #110 RoadRace Built 89 CSX-VNT Recaro Car
89 Turbo Mini 'Woody' 85 GLHT 'RedBox'
2014 Explorer DD'r 3.5Twin Turbo Ecoboost AWD and 500HP
My profile page has over 20,000 views, I'm somebody LOL
Does anyone know the original spring rates or part numbers for front mini van coils? Before I put the original coils back on I would like to find a set of new springs that are closer to the height of the originals.
Napa used to have a lot of spring info on their site a while ago.
Not sure if it's still on there though
Thanks Brad S. SDAC National Proud Member SDAC Chicago Proud Member 14 Ram 1500 86 Shelby Charger "Chicago Stock"
I'm also curious about stock rates. One set I got was noticeably softer than another.. would roll and bottom easily on dips while another set was way better.
Moog does quote rates on their replacements.. cc762 are .62" '114' pound rate. cc760 is .57" for '100' rate. I ended up using cc858 .65" diameter wire "142" rate. May have posted that already..
http://www.moog-suspension-parts.com...il_springs.asp
MinivanRider
I have the MOOG struts with the cc762 springs. Too stiff and sits too high.
I'm going to put the original springs back on when I rebuild the front end.
Here is another one in Oregon......
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/5613685841.html
Great stuff for great cars! Poly engine mounts and bushings at: http://www.polybushings.com
He can call it an ES but that doesn't make it so. Those are Not ES seats and every ES I've seen has Snowflakes... It does however have the tach in the cluster.
AJ (no More Alan) 84 Rampage RT TIII/568 Quaife 87 GLHS dealer optioned Red 16V Masi/568/Quaife
90 Masi 16V White/Ginger/Black
89 TC Masi 16V Red/Ginger/Black
86 GLHS #110 RoadRace Built 89 CSX-VNT Recaro Car
89 Turbo Mini 'Woody' 85 GLHT 'RedBox'
2014 Explorer DD'r 3.5Twin Turbo Ecoboost AWD and 500HP
My profile page has over 20,000 views, I'm somebody LOL
Also good to know you just "recharge the hatch hydraulics"...
Wayne H.
'91 Dodge Spirit ES 2.5L turbo 5spd
'05 PT GT 2.4T HO autostick (RIP)
'89 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L turbo auto, "Slugmobile" yes, THE Slugmobile!
'89 Dodge Caravan SE 2.5L turbo auto, "Mean Mini" yes, Gus' Mean Mini! (Current best 11.699 @ 114.43 mph! - Oct 15th, 2022 Cecil County Dragway, MD)
MeanMini dragracing videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...URZLB1RxGYF6vw
and other cars, trucks and motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/user/SlugmobileMeanMini
Looks like a nice, clean van. ES or not (Alan's too picky)
It needs this decal in the rear window:
A van with snowflakes for Alan:
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5583445428.html
why can I not find these deals...dang!