I have been reading the archives about this and I have seen they are
beefier but I am wondering if they are longer too?

At 00:31 6/12/98 -0700, David Bayer wrote:
>>| >From what I can tell the suspension differences between the 14" and 16"
>>| syncros are few.  It seems that there is only a suspension lift on the 16"
>>| to make it ride higher and an enlarged trailing arm (2 cm) to accmidate
the
>>| larger tires 205/80 16" tires.
>
>       Derrick Drew found a few more differences, I believe, which he posted
>to the list (and thus they can be found in the archives). I believe the
>front shock mounts have some structal reinforcement among other things...
>
>dave
>
>

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