Strut tube replacement

[jpayne]

Has anyone seen or heard of the steel tube on a escort style strut being replaced...Cut out and a new steel tube of correct size welded back in?
My 'bilstein' struts wont fit the Koni insert as they are 3mm thick material vs the standard 2mm. Inserts are 44mm lower hal and 45mm upper Bilesteins have an ID of 44mm.

Cheers

JP

[Matt1975]

Heaps of dudes have done this over at Turbosport with a few how to's.

Matt

[stuart]

yes you can buy them Gartrac

Keith at KCF rallysport has done them and i know Bevan aka Group5 has done it

[jpayne]

Matt any hints or links to help find the how toos. Been searching Turbosport for some time to no avail.

Also anyone?
Whats the go with welding, Any special wire or procedure for a mig
Do you think the tube should be CDS or would ERW be fine.
Cheers

[Paul T]

I build up struts from scratch.

2" CDS .080" wall.

The rest needs to be sorted based on insert and set up.

If using second hand stub axles it's best to jig them and machine out what's left of the old tube after cutting it down.

[jpayne]

Thanks Paul,
exactly what I was after.

JP