OK well here is the results from the surgery.
The eyebow heights were with the 884 springs with OME struts and 10mm worth of packers in.
LHS. 730
RHS. 735
The maximum downward travel of the strut is.
LHS. 800
RHS. 815
Here are the measurements with the Kings KTFR- 101HD. in OME Struts with no packers.
Installed.
LHS. 745
RHS. 750
I didnt put the HHDs in, as the press I was using had a chronic oil leak so I had to use spring compressors.........
terrifying
It is absolutely amazing how these springs make the front end feel so much better. It is harder and you do feel the road a little more but it doesnt feel like a wet bag of s@#t anymore.. It doesnt wallow and feel like a boat.
The OME 884 spring had a free length of 380mm, after it came out of the strut so it sagged 10mm in total. Which is whay the 10mm packers did not work.
Will try the HHD's when I get a set of billies and use the lower circlip position and do a comparo between the HD's and the HHD's then.
Here is a comparison of the spring.
From left to right.
Toyota gen. Ome 884. HD and HHD on the right.
Here are a few photos from the instal.
OME strut and 884 spring.
Removal up upper control arm and sway bar. Also had to remove mounts for sway bar. To get clearance to remove strut.
Removal of OME spring from strut. Terrifying with spring compressors.
The bare strut.
Installing the HD spring into the strut, the most terrifing this spring was hard to compress. The spring compressors were deflecting under the load.
Old and new.
New spring and strut installed into car upper control arm and swaybar disconnected still
All arms reattached.
Jacks used under lower control arms to stop them falling down.
Front end reassembled and ready for tyres.
The result. It was sitting at 765 in this shot as it was just let of the jack.
Will see how much it sags now.
Cheers
Skog