Disassembled a pair of struts yesterday that came off a 240 Turbo parts car. In the early 90s, PO replaced rusty struts on this car with new, stainless-steel ones. I'm curious about the big old cartridges that I found in these struts because Volvo equipped all turbo cars with HD cartridges.

Some history: the HD cartridges had a much bigger OD than standard ones and the cartridge support typically found at the bottom of 240 struts was unnecessary on the turbos. This is why IPD and others sold inserts that substituted for the missing the support ring for installing aftermarket shocks in these cars.

Anyway, I didn't think a turbo cartridge would fit in a standard strut due to the insert. These stainless struts had the insert and the cartridges have a much bigger OD than the Boge products, or late-model Volvo cartridges I've installed in the past. I'm wondering if they're the OEM turbo parts. They are painted orange and marked with "Volvo - made in France - 353 0082." Also, theres a nut at the bottom end of the cartridge. Anyone out there recognize this part number?