[Shotimes] my strut saga

Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:22:46 -0400

Thanks for the moral support Steve.

Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 07/02/2003 09:56:36 AM:

> Sounds like it's time to cut 'em!
> 
> Screw the spring rate and coefficients and crap.  Just saw them down!!!
> 
> Good luck with your "lifted" SHO.  You are now ready for serious
> off-roading.
> 
> Oh, and you can probably change the oil without jacking or ramping the
> car at all!
> 
> Steve Tatro 
> Red/Black '93 with 168k miles 
> Cincinnati, Ohio 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark D. Mallory
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:41 AM
> To: Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] my strut saga
> 
> 
> And I thought my '95 was odd...
> 
> Mark Mallory
> Toledo, Ohio
> '95 SHO MTX
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of 
> >Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 8:45 AM
> >To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: [Shotimes] my strut saga
> >
> >
> >Well, I got it all put back together last night.  Cut the tab off the 
> >old strut to get it out.  Opened up the split in the bolt in the pinch 
> >so it would pinch.  Went back together pretty slick.  Had the wife on 
> >the prybar so I could get it back in.
> >
> >In the midst of all this, I replaced the original springs with some 
> >from a '93.  An ATX I believe it was.  The car now sits almost an inch 
> >higher in the front.  Does that make sense?  The car wasn't sagging 
> >before, so it's not that.  I'm hoping they'll find some glaring error 
> >on my part at the alignment shop, and it will at least go back to where
> 
> >it was before all this mess.  Is the MTX possibly that much lighter 
> >that it would do this?
> >
> >
> >Mike Wojton
> >Toledo, Ohio
> >
> >-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
> >   ShoShop y-pipe
> >
> >-'95 White MTX
> >   '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> >"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan 
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