King of Poop Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I have a 1991 loyale sedan. its fwd and I plan on swapingg a awd drivetrain eventually. in the meantime im wanting to bring the car back to life a little with some new struts...am I still gonna be able to use the same struts?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 yes. although 2WD and 4WD rear struts are a bit longer, they are interchangebale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Poop Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 yes. although 2WD and 4WD rear struts are a bit longer, they are interchangebale. ok...I'm not going for offroad so you're saying I should stick to the 2wd struts. Do the KYB Gr2 strutts differ in length depending on what application you order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilgore Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I think there is a difference with the 2wd and 4wd front struts. Aren't the front 2wd's longer (from the spring seat down) by 1.5" or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 mounting points are identical, lengths are not. FWD front struts are a bit shorter than 4WD ones. the rear is the exact opposite, and by quite a bit, because the mounting point on the trailing arm is quite a bit lower. even though the FWD ride height is lower, the FWD rear struts are noticeably longer than the 4WD ones. that said, if you're planning on converting, get what you want to have after the conversion, which would presumably be all 4WD parts (a pair of FWD rear struts would give you about 1.5-2" of lift in the rear.....), and rock them with the FWD stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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