Front shocks, will they fit?

[pekka]

Hi everybody!
This is my first post and i'm sorry if my english is rusty. I'm from Sweden and it's been a couple of years since i took english in school.
I have a question about my sons '86 tercel 4wd. Will the front shocks of a '83 tercel al21 fit my sons '86 al25?
i've found a pair on the Swedish ebay for peanuts so i'm tempted to buy them. It's not the complete struts but only the shocks not the cartridge.
i hope you know what i meen and i'm sorry if i'ts hard to understand my "Swenglish"

Pekka

[ARCHINSTL]

Welcome to the Club! Your "Swenglish" is 100% better than my "Engdish!"
The shocks will probably fit, but in checking KYB's catalog (what I used on my Goldie), the 2WD is shown to be #36030, same as the 2WD hatch, and the 4WD is shown to be #36037.
Dunno the difference, but I presume the 4WD is stiffer? Perhaps Toy anticipated rougher usage (even though the 4WD was not intended for really rough stuff)?
Tom M.

P.S. Välkommen till klubben !

[pekka]

"Tack så mycket" for the answer.
Well then.... It looks like i `m gonna by them and see what happens .
I would presume that the oem shocks has lost their stiffnes over the years ( i know the feeling ) and anything is better than the rusted out seeping shadow of the original shocks.
I will let you know how it goes if i win the auktion.
Thank you!

[irowiki]

4WD front strut is an inch longer I think. Extra weight from the transmission? more ground clearance?

[xirdneh]

yes 4wd struts are 1" longer than 2wd struts (overall)
i have had the 2wd struts on one of our 4wd tercel's for the last 10 years or so
front end sits 1" lower
it has worked fine
should get a front end alignment if you switch them

[pekka]

Thank you very much for your input!
I think he will have to live with a little lower ride, although he would rather had gone the other way .
The snow can get pretty deep here in the winter and he's always driving on the worst roads possible.
Thank you!

[irowiki]

I think you can get spacers to raise it back up a bit.

[pekka]

I think you can get spacers to raise it back up a bit.

That`s interesting. Do you have a picture or a link so i know what it is that i´m searching for?

[irowiki]

https://tercel4wd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2& ... rut+spacer