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To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: shock absorbers
From: <roadster@rcn.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 18:11:23 -0400
Hi,

Fixing up things prior to leaving for Solvang. Had lots of wheel hop after 
installing new tires due to a couple flats - 195/60 HR14's - and figured the 
shop screwed up on the wheel balancing. I redid some of the weights and moved 
the wheels around.

While I was at it, figured I would swap out the shock absorbers. I installed 
some KYB Gas-adjust shocks, and was surprised that they seemed to add 1 or 2 
inches of height to the roadster. The old shocks were KYB GR2's and didn't seem 
to have much resistance. I had to precompress the Gas-adjust shocks with a 
floor jack and duct-tape them at the right length in order to mount them in the 
rear.

I no longer have the wheel hop problem, and have a better ride.

What's the consensus on shocks, and how do you tell if they're bad? As in, if 
you can compress them by hand then they're bad?

Fred Katz - So.SF
http://www.badroc.com
http://users.rcn.com/roadster

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