[Shotimes] my strut saga

[James White]

My '95MTX also sits on the high side.  Especially after I used a set of
stiffer '89 front springs.

I suspect that Ford used an odd combination of parts during their '95
build-out that wasn't recorded. Springs, strut mounts, and struts all effect
the ride height. Bet that our friends @ Ford used odd combinations inorder
to use left-over parts that may have been meant for other models like
wagons, etc.

Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   279k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   250k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark D. Mallory" <mmallory78@earthlink.net>
To: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 8:41 AM
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
> >
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