May 11, 20196 yr Has anybody bought or have experience with the Gabriel Ultra struts with ride height adjustability? I just opened the box and they don't make any sense. The spring perch won't even fit over the strut itself and the adjusters are totally unlike the original struts. And of course no instructions. Edited May 11, 20196 yr by Vanson1200R Photo added.
May 11, 20196 yr Author 7 minutes ago, el_freddo said: Got any pics of these struts? Cheers Bennie I added a photo.
May 11, 20196 yr It looks like it should go together this way - Orient the strut vertically, like it would be in the car. Screw the 2 stud bolts into the nuts on the wing from the top. Set the round perch down onto the studs. Put the cotter pins in the holes on the stud / bolts.
May 11, 20196 yr Author 5 minutes ago, DaveT said: It looks like it should go together this way - Orient the strut vertically, like it would be in the car. Screw the 2 stud bolts into the nuts on the wing from the top. Set the round perch down onto the studs. Put the cotter pins in the holes on the stud / bolts. I thought the same at first but there is nothing to hold the rounded ends in the spring perch. It could sit static but any strut extension would result in the strut falling apart. Another issue is that the perch will not even fit over the end of the strut! Ugh...
May 11, 20196 yr They won't extend far enough once assembled to unload the spring enough for the perch to float off the studs. Not fitting over the bump at the top edge, that's odd. Maybe grind cut away a little to make the hole big enough? How close is the interference?
May 11, 20196 yr Author 1 hour ago, DaveT said: They won't extend far enough once assembled to unload the spring enough for the perch to float off the studs. Not fitting over the bump at the top edge, that's odd. Maybe grind cut away a little to make the hole big enough? How close is the interference? It's a metric mile but I work at a ZF Marine transmission shop so that's a non issue. I can make it work but even the directions are incorrect lol
May 13, 20196 yr Gabriel, of all the manufacturers, is making new height adjustable struts? Say WHAT?!
May 13, 20196 yr yeah I had that problem too. gotta force the spring plate over the lip at the top of strut body. 2 small dents in that lip will make it possible. As said, stud screw into the captive nuts from the top. After they are through the roll pin is to make sure you can't adjust them up too far. Dropt eh plate down onto the studs, and assemble with spring and top.
June 5, 20196 yr thought about buying a set of these but read some bad reviews. You can find them on ebay. Model is Gabriel G55726
June 6, 20196 yr On 6/5/2019 at 7:39 AM, Scoby4wd said: thought about buying a set of these but read some bad reviews. You can find them on ebay. Model is Gabriel G55726 it's about your only option now. If you can find others that are better. BUY THEM. we are on the verge of not having. anything but used as an option.....quickly.
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