I recommend the shock kit from British Parts NW that has the gas rears.
It's the easiest to install, and is by far the best design. It requires
NO DRILLING to your body!
My only concern with either kit is that the old shock is your suspension
limit. (where the bottom of the lever arm meets the rubber bumper on the
frame). Too much travel in this direction allows the spring to unseat
and/or the half-shaft axle to contact the frame. Are the tubes adequate
in controlling the lower rear suspension limit? Nobody seems to be
complaining, so I guess they will do. I have toyed with the idea of
working up a 'bump stop' but never got around to it.
My .02 dollars (with personal experience with both kits)
Jim Franks
----- Original Message -----
From: <RPVanLuchene@lbl.gov>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 5:27 PM
Subject: susp update
> I got some diagnosis on my suspension - turns out the bolt that mounts
> the left shock to the chassis was missing. It was probably loose and
> when I hit that aberration in the road it snapped off. All around my
> shocks are tired, but the springs are OK. I'm going to go for the
Monroe
> tube conversion kit. I can always upgrade to Konis later.
> While its at the shop I'm going to have them replace my deteriorated
> diff mounts and worn upper ball joints. I'd like to attempt this
myself
> but at this time I don't have any garage space to work on my car - so
> I'm going to have the shop do it.
> Nevertheless I can't wait to see how it feels with the tubes...I'll
> give some feedback after I do some driving this weekend -
> Cheers
> Ryan
> '71 Sapphire
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