<VV> Are strut rods interchangeable.

[Chris C]

Would I be better off putting the bracket from the old strut rod onto 
the new one?

HallGrenn at aol.com wrote:
> The misalignment is normal due to the twisting of the expanded spring 
> on the rest of the suspension..  You'll get lots of good advice to 
> your question.  Here's mine based on decades of single handed work.  
> Loosely start the bolts that go in easily and then put a jack with a 
> block of wood at the top on the outside (tire end) of the 
> rod/suspension assembly and slowly jack up the wheel end until all the 
> holes align.  Though lots of guys have done it, resist the temptation 
> to "pull" the parts together with the bolt(s).  If you have a drift or 
> a large phillips screwdriver you had also use them in an adjacent hole 
> to help align the holes that don't line up, but use care that you 
> don't damage the threads.  We're talking suspension here.
>
> Bob Hall
> Group Corvair
> Kensington MD
> '64 Greenbrier
> '65 Corsa
> 2 '68 Monzas