[Shotimes] my strut saga
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:54:52 -0400
I have the chart showing spring rates, thanks. I think I'll end up
cutting the tabs a little bit. 1/2" or so would probably be fine.
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
"Kevin & Cheryl Airth" <clubairth@peoplepc.com> wrote on 07/02/2003
12:47:17 PM:
> 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