Hey guys forum member has some green tokico's at a good price, will they fit? I'm running I think late model the 180b struts that have the vl caliper fitting. I don't have car or easy access to car atm is the diameter the same, longer shorter? ta

From memory the 180b struts are slightly longer than the 240k. If the inserts are shorter drop the right amount of 20 cent coins in the tube to space them out. If they are too long them I would look for something else as the gland nut needs to bottom out in the tube. The diameter and thread is the same. Make sure you drop a big of oil into the tube before you put the inserts in.

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From the Monroe cattledog:
180B - Type T4, Body length 413, Comp. length 413, Extd. length 599mm.
240K - Type T4, Body length 404, Comp. length 404, Extd. length 687mm.

Just to clarify, the gland nut SHOULD NOT bottom out in the tube.
You need to add a spacer at the tube bottom to bring the strut body shoulder to where the stock insert would sit, e.g. at the same level as the strut tube top.
That will allow the gland nut to clamp down on the top of the insert in a positive fashion.
Do a dry run and mark where the gland nut runs out of thread.
As long as the finished assembly is above the mark you know that the insert is well clamped and won't rattle around inside the tube.
As suggested, oil up the tube.
I leave the oil from the old wet struts in the tube, slip the insert in and let it displace the excess oil, then tighten it all up

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Thank you graeme should be pretty good dude. I think I have about 50 mm chopped out my struts for the coilover should work without a spacer hey?

Well, there is only a 9mm difference in body length so that is far short of the 50mm of which you speak

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