Brad
how did you manage the installation without pulling the tranny?Seriously I
hope you are as happy with your installation as i have been with mine. why
didn'nt i think of soap.
Earl &Kermit the 75 with a 76&79 in tow
>From: "Bradley D. Richardson" <brichard@us.oracle.com>
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>Several people wanted to know the results of my putting air shocks on
>the rear of my spitfire. I went with Gabriel shocks, they were 29.99
>each, plus 7.99 for the air hose kit. Each shock is separately
>adjustable.
>
>It was a pain to do this. Ran into many problems. Even had to remove
>the anti sway bar, the starter, the battery, and one of my front
>speakers.
>
>Just seeing if you're paying attention.
>
>Actually, it was fairly easy, had to remove the rubber on the new
>shocks, put the rubber from the old shocks on it. Had to spread the
>upper clamp where it attaches a little, and found it went in much easier
>if I put some liquid soap on the rubber first. Other than that, there
>was no unexpected problems, even found 1/4 inch holes already drilled in
>the trunk, where I could put the other end of the air hoses.
>
>And, I found out why my spitfire was sitting so slanted. Must have had
>a bad rear shock, even though they weren't that old. When I was done,
>had about 50 pounds of pressure in each shock, put the car down, ran it
>a little to reseat the tires and wheels correctly, and lo and behold, my
>car no longer sits with a 2 inch slant on both the front and the back.
>
>My tires even sit fairly perpendicular to the road, instead of the
>slant, so I got more rubber on the road, and they will last longer.
>
>I is one happy camper.
>
>Brad richardson
>Portland, Oregon
>
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