[Shotimes] Re: Changing strut mounts and bearings

[James White]

Like "crazy" George, I have found that if you have a fair amount of weight
in the boot, the best combination is big '89/'90 anti roll bars in both
front and back, '89/'90 front springs and Moog/NAPA cargo coils in the rear.

Though George and many others like Tokikos for shocks, and many others like
the Konis.  And Koni is fairly good about their lifetime warranty.

My rear Konis went bad after about 150k, and the exchange was relatively
painless under their warranty.

Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   275k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   222k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Changing strut mounts and bearings


> On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 17:55:24 -0700 (PDT), Peter Maggiacomo wrote:
>
> > Will they work ok together?
>
> Stock springs work well, if they aren't too worn.  Fronts seem to last
longer than rears.
>  Many folks here like to use Eibach or other slightly shorter springs, but
I have found
> that I like the handling, looks, and suspension travel if I use good stock
front springs
> with some slightly tougher rears, like from Moog or Napa.  You can get a
set of excellent
> load carrying rear springs that work good on the track from those two
sources for about
> 80 or so bucks a set.
>
> I do a lot of highway driving, and often carry very heavy loads in the
trunk, and my Napa
> rear springs....more or less the same as Moog Cargo Coils, have lasted
fine for the last
> two years or so.  My Tokikos are approaching 100k miles, and they are
still doing just
> fine, even if they are losing a tiny bit of the tightness that new ones
have.  The car
> still surprises me on the racetrack.
>
> George and the Lowrider.....750 miles short of a quarter mil
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