1 tuff z Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 got my new tokico illuminas from john coffey at beta motorsports a couple of weeks ago. got the rears installed and was awaiting the 'mod' to the fronts. due to the fact i run camber plates, i found when removing my struts years ago i could not get the nyloc nut loose. even tried an impact gun and finally with a strap wrench holding the piston, we got it off. solution-take my struts to my good friend & machinest jimmy z. he quickly mounts the strut in the milling machine, takes a couple passes at it and a 12 pack later [my payment for services promptly rendered] i'm in business. so, when the new cartridges came, i placed a call to jimmy z for the same mod. this time, instead of a 15mm whack he made it 17mm. now i simply stick the wrench thru the coil spring, onto the strut piston and life is easy. pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Excellent!! I have a complete set I'm fixing to install. You've just shown me a very important mod to have done to mine first. Thanks for the image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 j, i specifically posted this in hopes it would help others. he [jimmy z] expected the metal to be 'harder' but said it was fairly mild steel and cut easily and quickly. he made the cut approx 1 5/8" down from the shoulder. same as last time he did this for me. never posed any problems at all. he said he went to 17mm vs. 15mm to leave a bit more material on the piston. there is a very small spot near the top that the factory provided an area to put a wrench on, albeit too small and too far up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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