Vitara Struts
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:02 pm
What's best Toughdog or OEM 
Regards Charlie
Regards Charlie
My guess would be OME
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:04 pm
Hmmm.... never tried toughdog and my oem were stuffed at 200,000ks
My guess would be OME
My guess would be OME
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:07 pm
Old Man Emu
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:31 pm
Yeah but he said OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:45 pm
OK slight typing error make that OME ,anyway I notice that toughdog has come down to more reasonable price .
Regards Charlie
Regards Charlie
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:16 pm
The difference between OME and Tough Dog struts is chalk and cheese. The Tough Dog extended strut is essentially a standard Gabriel strut with a 3" extension added to the strut. This is good for downward movement but when said and done you only have the standard length of travel. Where as the OME strut has a genuine extra length of 40mm in the stroke and is far more usable. So forget price and use what works best.
Just a tip, when changing struts on a Vit/GV ensure that the big 2" washer that sits under the mount on the top of the strut is retained and reinstalled on the new units. Without it, on full closure of the upward stroke the shaft can punch the centre spacer out of the mount and leave the shaft of the strut free for massive movement.
Just a tip, when changing struts on a Vit/GV ensure that the big 2" washer that sits under the mount on the top of the strut is retained and reinstalled on the new units. Without it, on full closure of the upward stroke the shaft can punch the centre spacer out of the mount and leave the shaft of the strut free for massive movement.
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:31 pm
Thanks Podge
I've always wondered how the high price of the Toughdog strut was justified but it's seems OME is still the best.
Regards Charlie
I've always wondered how the high price of the Toughdog strut was justified but it's seems OME is still the best.
Regards Charlie
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:18 am
Podge wrote:The difference between OME and Tough Dog struts is chalk and cheese. The Tough Dog extended strut is essentially a standard Gabriel strut with a 3" extension added to the strut. This is good for downward movement but when said and done you only have the standard length of travel. Where as the OME strut has a genuine extra length of 40mm in the stroke and is far more usable. So forget price and use what works best.
Just a tip, when changing struts on a Vit/GV ensure that the big 2" washer that sits under the mount on the top of the strut is retained and reinstalled on the new units. Without it, on full closure of the upward stroke the shaft can punch the centre spacer out of the mount and leave the shaft of the strut free for massive movement.
I read or seen somewhere (maybe on outerlimits) that Dobinsons struts give u more travel than OME struts... is this true??
rob