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m0rex
08-16-2006, 07:37 PM
Was putting a strut bar on my buddies car. I was using a regular wrench and everything was going good till i decided to use my snap on torque wrench which i didnt set up. Well i ended up snaping the strut mounting insulator stud.

He wants to drive it like that because its his daily driver should i slap him or what. Anyone know how long it takes to replace one. Oh and the FAST part number :D?

Thanks.
tiresmokes13
08-16-2006, 07:41 PM
just 1 missing? If its just 1 should be cool...
m0rex
08-16-2006, 07:53 PM
Just one on the driver side. I guess but he has a grippy suspension setup i'll just tell him to chill it while i find out how to fix it.
Flybert
08-16-2006, 08:38 PM
Just replace the whole mount either with stock or pillowball mounts.
m0rex
08-16-2006, 08:52 PM
Btw while we are on topic i have a chance to pick up some cusco pillowball plates for $100 but its the same thing with those they are missing all the studs and the spacer. How would i go about getting those?

Thanks.
pr240sx
08-17-2006, 01:42 PM
If the insulator is ok, replace the stud. You will need to remove the whole strut assembly but dont even think to remove the nut holding the spring perch without a spring compressor!!
thejester03
08-18-2006, 12:46 PM
The studs are really easy to replace a trip to Auto zone to get the right stud and nut, then a trip to a welder to just tack weld the stud back to the mount, its super easy!!!!!!
Replicant_S14
08-18-2006, 05:04 PM
Btw while we are on topic i have a chance to pick up some cusco pillowball plates for $100 but its the same thing with those they are missing all the studs and the spacer. How would i go about getting those?

Thanks.

I replaced the studs in one of my cuscos. I don't really remember exactly what I used but I'm pretty sure it was a wheel stud from a parts store. The spacer is a bunch of nothing so you can just make one. I have to pull my plates this weekend so I'll measure them while their out and post it.


edit:

Ok here ya go:
http://www.mindspring.com/~gulag13/images/cusco.JPG
The spacer (top right) is 11/16ths tall. The outside diameter is 7/8ths and the inside diameter is 17/32nds.