Jim has prompted me to publish my reactions to the tube shock kit I
installed a couple of weeks ago, using the info on Skye Poier's website as a
guide.
First, let it be said that I bought Monroes only because the site gave the
requisite part number and my parts house had no cross-over from that to
anything else. Since the Monroe's are so expensive, I would recommend that
listers ass their findings of other part numbers to Skye's list.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
To: MG list <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 4:41 PM
Subject: tube shock conversion
>I know this is an old thread, but I just took a 2 hour ride with my
>Gabriel Pro-Rider Heavy Duty Gas Shocks (installed, as opposed to
>sitting in the passenger seat), & I wanted to howl a bit. Pn 73626,
>$12.99 each @ Pep Boys- How's that for a price, Lawrie? As is often the
>case, a volume discounter will beat the "wholesale- to- the- trade
>price" from the local parts house. This is NOT a knock on Lawrie, who
>has many good reasons for dealing with an auto parts house instead of
>running to the discount auto supermarket. It does point out that in a
>large, metropolitan market, some auto parts are very cheap if you have
>the free time to do some shopping.
>
>First, many thanks to the gentleman who spent 3 hours looking through
>shock books to find a correct shock. I can't thank you enough.
>
>I had a Spax conversion that I installed several years ago, when
>autocrossing. It was good at the time, but too stiff, even at the
>softest setting, for normal driving. I started to replace the Spax with
>the Monroe shocks that Moss was using in their kit, but some
>advice/complaints from the list warned me off. Glad I waited.
>
>For any out there who have an existing tube shock set-up, you will find
>that the Plymouth shocks will not fit the shock mounts you now have, as
>the hole in the bushing is smaller that the existing stud. Rather than
>replace the studs I had, I got a set of poly bushings from Rancho which
>had the larger hole & replaced the originals in the Plymouth shocks.
>
>Jim Stuart
>
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