[Shotimes] my strut saga

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

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