Yes your right. And if there adjustable they can move and hence cause more
problems than my option. Adjustable tops usually have a spherical bearing
and no rubber insulator which on a road car are not the best options for a
nice quiet ride...
----- Original Message -----
From: Derek Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Adjustable alloy strut tops
> Again, this isn't at all personal, just an opinion !
>
> I have no intention of wading into this argument ( says he, removing his
shoes
> and socks ), but some of the aftermarket strut tops seem to be affixed
with
> just 2 bolts. Sure, they're not for the road ( in theory ) but rallying /
racing
> is where the highest stresses would be placed on the suspension.
> Mechanically, the strut has nowhere to go if the bolts shear anyway - the
strut
> will just bang about in the tower. Bad if you're driving at 100%, but if
you're
> doing that on the road mechanical failure is probably just as far from
your
> mind as oil spills, water on road, tyre failure and "geez, I might
freakin'
> kill someone's kid doin' this".
> Also, if you have 'proper' adjustable strut-tops, it's still on your head
unless
> they're engineer approved, no ?
>
> Besides - '97 excels came factory equipped with a collapsible front
suspension.
> :)
> DF
>
> >Brad, please don't take this personally, I do admire the ingenuity of =
> >your idea, but it seems pretty shonky to me. I fully believe in freedom
=
>
> >of information, ideas and expression of them, particularly on the =
> >internet.
> >
> >But putting a dummy bolt in, for goodness sake. The engineers at Nissan
=
>
> >didn't put three bolts in the mount for the sake of it. Sound =
> >enginnering principles were adhered to and obviously three bolts are =
> >used for a reason. Further suggesting that you might need to superglue =
> >the plastic covers down to stop people looking under them only =
> >re-enforces the shonkiness of the excercise. =20
> >
> >I would suggest that doing it right the first time and getting it =
> >enginnered (ie camber kits, factory offset strut tops etc) removes the =
> >legal problems associated with it, and the fact that if something does =
> >break, it won't be on your head. Particularly if you crash and kill =
> >someone.
>
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