[Shotimes] my strut saga

[Dave Kegel]

Some mounts make the car sit higher than others.  Kurt M. has this same
issue with whatever aftermarket mounts he bought.  It's probably the mounts
rather than the springs.

Dave Kegel
----- Original Message -----
From: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: July 02, 2003 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] my strut saga


> Yes I did change the struts.  I used Sachs struts.  Eibachs and Tokicos
> sounds great, but for my use as an everyday car, I couldn't justify it.
> And, frankly, I didn't have the money.
>
> I think you're referring to strut mount discussion on his webpage.  I
> don't know where my mounts would put me in that range, as mine are
> fron NAPA.
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
> "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote on 07/02/2003 12:55:45 PM:
>
> > Another thing would be the type of strut mounts. I don't think Mike said
> > that he changed them, but I know that there are some that raise the
> front
> > end. I believe that there is a write-up on the SHO Nut site about it.
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Kevin & Cheryl Airth
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:47 PM
> > To: Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] my strut saga
> >
> >
> > Mike:
> >  The ATX is slightly heavier but Ford makes no distinction in the
> springs,
> > just the wagon .VS. sedan. If you can get the spring codes I can decode
> them
> > for spring rates. Things can be installed to cause this but you also can
> do
> > a bit of adjustment with where the strut is clamped in the knuckle.
> > .
> > .
> >
> >
> >
> > > 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
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