Mr2 fronts

[aPapester]

Bought some 91 mr2 fronts and thinking instead of getting different front bearings just retapping the threads why wouldnt that work?
I guess they are 4in shorter so ill need 2in spcers

[einstein57]

Its not just the threads but the shaft below it. If you can toss it on a lathe and mill off 1mm go for it. But its probably easier for most to just swap out the bearings.

[Vivek]

I guess they are 4in shorter so ill need 2in spcers

You're sectioning 2" off your housings?

[aPapester]

Thats the plan, ill see if my shop has a lathe.

[e30leigh]

thats what i do. id rather section the housing then have a spacer under the shocks.

[Vivek]

You have to cut the housing in the middle, chop 2", and weld it back together, since the housing is threaded at the top for the locking nut that holds the strut in.

[e30leigh]

You have to cut the housing in the middle, chop 2", and weld it back together, since the housing is threaded at the top for the locking nut that holds the strut in.

yup.... unless you somehow track down a tap that can cut the treads back into the inside of the housings. in which case you just cut 2" off the top.