Daytona struts in an L body..

[Una]

So what all is involved in getting Daytona struts to fit into an L body? I've heard you just swap the tops (strut bearing assembly) from the L body struts to the G body struts, and they bolt right in after that. Reason I want to do this is I have a set of 11" brakes I'd like to put on my Omni.. They're the setup with the caliper bracket built into the spindle..
Maybe I could just drill extra holes in the top of the strut tower and stick with the Daytona strut bearings?

[Una]

Mmmm.. Brain drain.. Nobody knows?

[89acclaim]

Why the Daytona struts and not neon ones? If you don't mind me asking.

Daniel Merrill

[Una]

I have Daytona struts and not Neon ones.

[89acclaim]

That makes sense. I wonder how high it would sit.
P.S. Could use your input on this thread http://www.****************/forums/showthread.php?t=4831

Daniel Merrill

[Una]

Well I already cut 2 coils off the Daytona springs, so that should help the ride height.

[ikknown]

the knuckles in the l body are smaller than the Daytona so the strut wont fit very well you might need daytona knuckles

[Una]

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Originally Posted by Una Reason I want to do this is I have a set of 11" brakes I'd like to put on my Omni.. They're the setup with the caliper bracket built into the spindle..

Yeah, kinda covered that in the first post.. I really only want the Daytona struts so that I can use Daytona knuckles..

[sillywabbit]

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Originally Posted by Una So what all is involved in getting Daytona struts to fit into an L body? I've heard you just swap the tops (strut bearing assembly) from the L body struts to the G body struts, and they bolt right in after that. Reason I want to do this is I have a set of 11" brakes I'd like to put on my Omni.. They're the setup with the caliper bracket built into the spindle.. Maybe I could just drill extra holes in the top of the strut tower and stick with the Daytona strut bearings?

If I recall, since they sit at a different angle than the L-body struts, they don't fit unless you use coilovers.

[Una]

If you can machine the strut mounts on the Daytona knuckles to fit into L body struts, then they must be sitting at the same kind of angle..

[85woodywagon]

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Originally Posted by OmniGTI If I recall, since they sit at a different angle than the L-body struts, they don't fit unless you use coilovers.

I think that is adjusted in the alignment.

Put them in with the daytona knuckles/spindles get it aligned and tell us what happened.

[sillywabbit]

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Originally Posted by Una If you can machine the strut mounts on the Daytona knuckles to fit into L body struts, then they must be sitting at the same kind of angle..

If I recall correctly, the knuckles stick out farther from the car on the daytona, so the strut has to angle back in slightly on the omni to work. Ignoring the alignment issues this causes, the springs hit the car without coilovers. Ive only seen 1 L-body with 11" brakes and the daytona swap, and he had to run coil-overs. He used to have the machined knuckles before he swapped to the g-body stuff.

[sillywabbit]

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Originally Posted by Una Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.

That's my life story right there.

[Una]

hehe.. Yeah, I added that after I kept getting ripped off trying to buy things from TD'ers.. I just flat won't buy anything on these forums or anything TD related on Ebay anymore.