Suspension strut inside dimensions SAME Front and Rear?

[PATZ]

Hello all!

Does anybody know for a fact wether the INSIDE dimensions- inside diameter and depth (the space where you put the strut insert in) of the Front strut housing is EXACTLY the same as the Rear strut housing?

The reason i asked is that i bought a pair of KYB "Ultra SR" cartridge inserts that i put on the 240z`s FRONT, and was wondering if they would fit the REAR. I really dont want to bring down the rear struts and find out that the same or similar struts i have wont fit the front struts. If that happens, we`l have to order KYB`s from overseas, and thats downtime for the Z (express delivery going here together with importation taxes can drive a guy nuts over here!)

I did buy the KYB`s from a KYB distributor over here. According to the distributor the GR-2`s are known as EXCELL-G`s over here. The (strange) problem is that the distributor says he has no cross reference number for the GR-2`s to EXCELL-G`s (at least for the 924). So i have no choice but to get whatever cartridge insert fits inside the strut. This unfortunately is the "state of the nation". THANK YOU!

Patrick

Edited May 9, 2009 by PATZ

[John Coffey]

Yes they are the same ID unless there's corrosion or dirt/oil buildup on the inside.

[Curtis240Z]

John is correct about the diameter, but the depth is longer on the rear housing. Tokico uses the front strut with a spacer and puts a different number on it as the rear strut.

[PATZ]

CURTIS240Z & JOHN COFFEY- OK great, THANKS A LOT guys! Appreciate it..