GRP4 Bilstein strut lengths

[wayovermyhead]

Hey all,
Need new struts for which my preference is the grp4 style bilstein ones. My question relates to the choice between the long or short 300/70 inserts.

The car is purely a tarmac car with sprints, hillclimbs and one day a tarmac rally perhaps. Should short inserts be my default or are they only used on super low hard circuit cars only? Are long ones just fine for most things or are they actually longer to suit gravel cars?

And if using short inserts, do they require a shorter strut tube or are they suitable to use in the majority of strut casing you see advertised from the various pommy mobs?

Any general advice on the matter is greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Llewellyn

[ozstang65]

These are Capri Struts with double-adjustable Konis. 40mm had to be cut out of the strut length to fit the shocks. Tarmac use only, 275lb springs, works quite well.

[gen mk 1rs2000]

why ? is the exhaust scraping on the ground & the front wheel is nowhere near off the ground ??

[Danny M]

Cause it's not fast enough?

[ozstang65]

faster than some... and there's at least an inch of air under the pipe there, must have been the cool-down lap

[Matt1975]

Is your fuel filler leaking or is a sticker?

Looks like you are having fun.

Cheers,

Matt

[wayovermyhead]

That's possibly the first photo to ever exist of an escort in motion with all 4 wheels on the ground

Does that mean they are good struts, or bad???

Anyway, sorted it out. Got some short struts and inserts in the works.

Cheers,
Llew

[ozstang65]

They seem to work OK. Putting Bilsteins on the back made a big difference.

[wayovermyhead]

Your riding the curb in that one.... so it doesn't count!!

hehe, but really i'm just jealous that you have a car you can drive unlike my perpetual garage hermit!

[ozstang65]

Oh yeah, there's no way power will lift a wheel in that car ...