[color:"blue"] anyone have some pics of strut spacers? im taking a machining class in college and want to make some to match the 3inch tj springs i was given. if a member on here has full specs they would like to share i would love that...upyoukia if your willing to share i can promise i will not sell or distribute [/color]
btw my names kevin just got my kia yesterday 98 sportage already have manual hubs +1 for me lol

ok guess the strut spacers are a guarded secret...o well i'll learn on my own sorry i dont have the bucks to spend on something i can make myself just looking for a little help

Well Kevin, it just may be cheaper for you to get the upyourkia spacers.

I had them on my 01' Sporty and for what I paid, I could not have made them any cheaper.

btw I'm a machinist and my time is charged out at $95hr which is cheap in these parts, and to make a set of front spacer from scratch I'd say 3 hours Min plus mats! If you plan on making them yourself, make sure you know how the taper attachment on your lathe works, and use Aluminum or if you want to go for a cheaper steel use 12L14 it's easy to machine.

[color:"blue"] well material is free to me and i get credit for projects not only that if there is something i dont know how to do i am taught so i thought this would be a good learning experience i read in another forum that for a 3 1/4 lift the spacer is two inches tall is this right? and i assume i drill 6 holes of the right spacing counter-bore three on one side and i was thinking of tapping three on the other then sliding the new bolt down and into the spacer? and just to clear things up i apologize if my previous post sounded rude. im a current student in a manufacturing engineering program and get full range in a machine shop. my next course goes into CNC. and so on and so forth [/color]

you might want to contact upyourkia.com web page they make this and might help?

[color:"blue"] yes, i just wrote them an email. there is also a member on here from upyourkia so i thought i would post here first [/color]

for those that have emailed them how long does a reply usualy take im in no hurry just trying to make sure it dont end up as spam and erased

I'm surprised Everet has not responded yet. Usually takes him less than 24 hours. He might be working over time keeping him from getting on and posting a response.

Usually a PM works great.

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started on mine today got some 51/2 in steel stock and turned it down to 4 inch now i need to know block heights and im good to go