As some people know I just bent another Bilstein strut last weekend. As this is not the first time I started to think about possible remedies for this.

I would like to hear opinions if this could work.


Now I will try to explain.

Lets start with a photo:




Here is the strut and bearing carrier. The strut is inside the carrier for about 3cm, something like that. There is about 2-3 more cm over it before mounts for ABS cables and original brake line. Therefore I wonder if it wouldn't be reasonable to weld a cilindrical piece of metal on top of the bearing carier withe the same internal diameter so that strut would be held by longer part of it.

Two struts I bent where bent just underneath the place where they are fitted.


Anybody had similar problems? Tried things like that? Am I mad?


Thx for all comments.