Re: ur-q strut housings?

[todd candey <tcandey@wwa.com>]

Ken wrote:
> 
> A friend and I were discussing suspensions, and he says that the ur-q's
> had the same strut housings as a 5k, or at least very similar, like with
> the large springs (larger than a 4k) and stuff.
> 
> Is that right?  I realize they probably didn't use the exact part, but
> are the springs all big like a 5k?

NO.
The upright have the same diameter tube as the 5k, but the same spring 
perch as the 4k. The ur-q uprights also have a different position for the 
ball joints. It's just enough different that the 2 are not 
interchangeable. And for the big one, the steering arm is facing the 
wrong direction. 

> My contention was that the strut bearings on 4k's can be replace by the
> "blue" one's for ur-q's, so they used the same type of springs.

Not at all. The blue bearings are because of the spring rate, not the 
diameter of the spring itself.

> But then again, maybe it's not the 4k's, but rather the 5k's that use
> the black, less heavy duty version of the blue bearing.  I bet that's
> what it is.

The upper strut mount in the 5k is completely different. It's actually a 
smaller unit that mounts from the top and allows camber adjustment.


> 
> Just wondering...
>

Time to stop...

> Ken

Todd