Opinion On Strutmasters Conversion Kits

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BiggiePauls
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Opinion On Strutmasters Conversion Kits

Post by BiggiePauls »

I was looking on strutmasters website and saw they had a conversion kit for my '92 Legacy L Wagon. I was just wondering if anyone has purchased or heard anything about them, and if they are worth it?
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Post by professor »

no different than stripping off what you have now, and putting on stock springs and struts

I think you can do better with used springs and perches and new struts, and way better if you can find fresh springs, struts, perches and strut tops as a whole used package. someone who has upgraded then parted out due to a blown tranny or a wreck would be ideal, you can get everything for much less

search to find quite a few people on this site who have done just that
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Post by professor »

hey, wait, do you have air suspension right now ???
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Post by DLC »

I hope that's what he's referring to.
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Post by BiggiePauls »

Yeah, it's the air suspension, and it has gone out. So now I'm riding on the bump stops, and I can't take it any more. I just need something quick and cheap.

I was also looking at doing: GR-2's, Whiteline springs, Group-n-topmounts, and spring perches. However, I've heard it takes forever and a day to get whiteline springs in, and I'd like to get this taken care of ASAFP. I still might go with this, but I was just looking at other options.
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Post by AWD_addict »

I was told 10-12 weeks to get my whitelines (rears).
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Post by Subtle »

Try Don Nimi at PDM Racing
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Post by AWD_addict »

Yeah, PDM was out of stock of the rears 70368 so they had to order them for me.
Other whiteline springs probably wouldn't take so long.
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Post by 93forestpearl »

Just just took off a set of struts, springs, and topmounts from my 93 L sedan. Front struts are gr2's from two years ago and the rears were on the car when I bought the it 100k ago. I don't think they were leaking, but I'd have to go look. They rode fine, but they got tossed in favor of some H&R coilovers, of which I'll have pics up soon. I'd get rid of them cheap :wink:
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