affordable adjustable bf strut?

[Hot_Wheels]

I was wondering if you guys might be able to help me. i have a ford festiva and im looking to find an affordable adjustable strut that will bolt on to the festiva knuckle with little to no modifications. i know the mazda 323 bf will bolt on but the only adjsutable struts are the ksports and there a little pricey. are there any other optinons? KYB has the agx adjustable series im trying to find a car that may have the same bolt pattern as the festiva knuckle. i took some measurements so if you know of any cars that may be compatible please let me know. im trying to compile a list of fwd cars that may share the same flange. im going to check a few different car forums to see if people can measure theres and see if any are similar. thanks for any info or help!
323BF~will fit
capri xr2 should be a bolt up but i dont think they make AGX for that app

MX-3?
escort gt?
suzuki swift?
dodge omni,daytona?
isuzu mark?
capri xr2 should be a bolt up but i dont think they make AGX for that app
eclipse ?
talon?
nissan sentra?
kia rio?


the bolt spacing is 2.60 inches

the width is approx 1in

[shorestiva]

Damkids car has(had?) Coilovers from a mk3 golf on it. Search for posts by b6t on ff.com for more info. He did it when he owned the car.

[Hot_Wheels]

i seen that i think he still had to drill out the holes, fred really didnt say much about the suspension, damkid has show pictures but i dont think he taken it apart to see whats been moded.i would like to get some measurements from vw guys

[shorestiva]

I think you just have to mod the top mount and it bolts right to the knuckle.

[Hot_Wheels]

ok i researched that, and it seems as though the strut rod it self was to thick.

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6018&highlight=golf&page=3

im going to ask chris what fred did to the sturt mount to make it fit. does anyone make custom struts???

[shorestiva]

You can get inserts and weld them into cut stock struts.

[redfoxseo]

You can get inserts and weld them into cut stock struts.

Good advice..

[Hot_Wheels]

hey shore do you have any pics of that set up? who makes the inserts?

thanks

[shorestiva]

Nope someone else might. I think koni.

[mcrumble]

is there a writeup on this koni insert? ive been looking, and cant find anything. whats the deal with this insert system?

[ProBen]

just imagine the insert as a strut that is shorter and doesnt have the brackets to attach to a spindle. so you cut your old strut pretty much in half and stick the insert in and weld in place. thats the simplest i can put it.