Coilover sleeve and strut welding info needed

[jezza323]

tidy but from the pictures doesnt looks like you got proper penetration into the strut tube

agreed, bit hard to be sure from the pics, but looks like the weld is sitting up on top of the tube, not into the tube

[9000rpm]

I just made a V where they join and got someone to weld them together, then linish it smooth so the sleeve slips over.

[The Real Roadrunner]

9000rpm, i dont know wether its an optical illusion or not but the unlinished tube looks to have a big angle where they are welded?

but other than that its the same as what i do with them

cheers
linden

[thepeter]

Notching of the strut & TIGing it (as above) is the method I use as well, as i've experienced stretching of the sleeves, which over time, could crack (thats a big if) from the effects of on/off droop due to getting a bit excited on the ripple strips i'm gathering...

[roadsailing]

just remembered another reason to weld it in the middle, when you fill up between the strut tube and strut insert with shock oil (to transfer heat out of the insert) it wont all leak out.

[MWP]

just remembered another reason to weld it in the middle, when you fill up between the strut tube and strut insert with shock oil (to transfer heat out of the insert) it wont all leak out.

Good thing you brought this up...
I wonder how many people know about this tip.

[IN 05 NT]

shock oil?

[thanhngo]

How about these kind of sleeve's that have gland nut thread already? Just chop where u want, slip over and weld. no good?

[The Real Roadrunner]

shock oil?

any oil will do the trick, its uesd to dissapate heat thru the strut body, works well too but gets abit messy at times.

track cars yes but can be a pita in street cars as there is no way to 100% seal the strut tube.

cheers
linden

[merc-blue]

Thanhngo.
problem with them is if you need the sleeve to be lower than that you cant choose where to weld them (although you would probly be safe 90% of the time)

[roadsailing]

i used shock oil cause it was there out of the old shocks, water/glycol would work better due to better heat transfer (might be issues with it i havent thought of) but yeah you would want to seal it nicely.

[MWP]

Even if you dont want to fill the tube with oil due to the mess, putting a splash in the bottom is a good idea to stop possible water buildup & rusting.

[dam808]

Yeah coz its not like oil floats on water or anything good idear NOT!!

[merc-blue]

tempted to hit you with neg rep for about 1000 reasons.

1, your a new member making smart arse comments
2, your wrong
3, its standard industry pracice to fill a strut tube with oil for heat exchange and to help prevent rust
4, i get the feeling you a fair wanker
5, its a pretty big dig just to try to be smart

Even 50ml of oil in the bottom of the tube is satisfactory when you drop the insert in it will rise a fair bit, and as the car drives the oil will move around and keep atleast a fine coating on everything,

[seamonsta]

Yeah coz its not like oil floats on water or anything good idear NOT!!

Couldn't help myself, SPELLING, what are kids learning at school these days, definately NOT spelling and grammar (waiting for someone to go through all my posts - fingers crossed!)