Stagg Struts, *Update* Installed Options

[smkr3w]

So I was trolling eBay yesterday and came across Stagg Struts.

Did a little bit of research here and nothing came up. Googled them and found some information. There were already reviews from a handful of other car models/makes (BMW, Mazda, etc..) It seems as this company has it merits, some negative points as expected. For the most part the general consensus is that they're not bad for what you pay, but if mistreated they might blow. One particular reviewer stated his front right shock blew. That was after navigating a road that had construction at the foundation level, hit a bump and got around "6 inches" of air and it blew when it landed. That was also while going 45mph (note: this users friend with KYB struts also blew on this same road).

Some of you might be asking why not save up and get coilovers? After thinking hard about it, I don't plan on truly slamming it nor do I think I'll be changing my mind and raising my ride height. The roads here in Arizona, well at least in my city aren't sh**y, and I don't plan on auto-xing nor do I plan on taking it off any sweet jumps. Just using it as a casual DD, and costing only $160 shipped I figured why the hell not.

From reviews I've heard Stagg offers a LIFETIME warranty within 1.5 drop (like KYB), cant confirm 'tho. I will be dropping with Megan springs which I understand is about a 1.5-2 inch drop, I'm probably pushing it but we'll see.

I'll keep this page updated as receive, install and "test" them with my daily routine of driving to and from work/stores.
..And yes I will be here immediately following the blowing of any of the struts

This post has been edited by smkr3w: Feb 29, 2012 - 10:55 PM

[bruiseboy2]

I think by serviceable he means that the bottom bolt hole is adjustable. I had this problem with these struts. When putting them on my car I had about 4.1 degrees of camber on both rear tires. Because of these struts being aftermarket, they can not be adjusted to fix the camber. I guess they make a bolt that is smaller than the stock bolt that have a knob on it, and when you put it in the bottom strut hole you can adjust your camber. The other choice is to have to drilled out from left to right. This is where I stand now, and I can't find the camber fixing bolt kit thing, so now I am down to having to get it done at a shop. Any other ideas?

[smkr3w]

I think by serviceable he means that the bottom bolt hole is adjustable. I had this problem with these struts. When putting them on my car I had about 4.1 degrees of camber on both rear tires. Because of these struts being aftermarket, they can not be adjusted to fix the camber. I guess they make a bolt that is smaller than the stock bolt that have a knob on it, and when you put it in the bottom strut hole you can adjust your camber. The other choice is to have to drilled out from left to right. This is where I stand now, and I can't find the camber fixing bolt kit thing, so now I am down to having to get it done at a shop. Any other ideas?

Yes. Coilovers offer camber adjustments up top. The camber is NOT due to the struts, but from the lowering springs.
That being said, I myself am using MOOG Camber Bolts I bought two off of RockAuto .com (~$12 each).
I installed them and messed with the little tab which dictates the amount of adjustment. Though when I got my alignment done the shop re-adjusted the bolts anyway. They brought my camber from about -4.3 to roughly -2.8 iirc. Without higher-end coils there will always be some negative camber.