Here comes trouble Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I am assuming that the Illumina cartridge shaft for the Z cars are all secured by a 12 mm x 1.25 nut...I am fabricating camber plates and it appears the VW Jetta and Z strut shaft threads are different in diameter. Since I will be using camber plates that require a 12mmx1.25 thread (lug) nut, I will not section the strut tubes 2 inches. and therefore my question is : are the Illumina threads the same as the stock Z strut shaft threads (12mmX1.25 RH). ..my camber plate fabrication link: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=106293 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 I stumbled upon your post while searching for a solution to my problem. I have sectioned struts and I'm running Illuminas up front from a VW #1073. And you are correct, the VW shaft are a bit bigger and the threads on top are 14x1.5. This has been a huge PITA for me because now I'm trying to install GC camber plates and they are not working. I have got some info from a member here but I have got ZERO support from CG. They only thing worse than CG's install instructions is their CRAPPY customer service. Anywho, if you have a solution for this problem I'm all ears and ready to buy in on it. jaime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Call GC back and ask for a bushing. I did and they sent me two bushings with 5/8" OD and 14mm ID and a shoulder on top. It's a very thin wall bushing. I think they charged me $8 + shipping or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Yeah, I hear ya Jon. I called GC the same day I received my plates. When I placed the order I mentioned that I had VW struts in the front. The guy assured me they make a part referred to as their "VW adapters" specificly for this application (Z car w/ VW struts). Well when my box arrived, not only were the adapters missing but the instructions were too. I have been on the phone with the guys at GC for the past 2 weeks trying to get things straigthened out with them but they have made the choice to blow me off and tell me lies. *** rant over *** The part the told me about sounds alot like what you have described. Did you have to get a new tapered nut (14x1.5) to fit the top of the VW struts too? I'm thinking I could probably hand make the parts myself....maybe. Does anyone happen to have a pic or sketch on the adapters in question? Sorry to hijack the thread........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 No, you just use the nut that Tokico supplies with the bushing that GC supplies and you're in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Thanks Jon! I have been tooling around with it trying to make it work. I may have found something I can use as a shim but I will need to cut it down a bit. I think it just might work using the Tokico nuts. Thanks for the info. I will never buy from GC again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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