[Shotimes] struts and strut bearings

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

You can just get 2 Sachs struts from shox.com, I did.  I called them
because I just wanted the fronts, and was told to put 2 into the quantity
field for the quote.  It will be half the price anyways.


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 07/03/2003 09:36:07 PM:

> My 90 SHO is at 160k miles and has a LOT of strut groan on the front.  I 
replaced the struts about
> 10k miles ago with heavy duty Monroe.  The strut bearings looked fine 
and I noticed that there is 
> a thin shim on top but I still have the groan.  I'm wondering if I need 
new bearings or do I just 
> try thicker shims.
> 
> Also I'm wondering if anybody knows how much difference there is in 
damping rate between the stock
> struts and the heavy duty Monroe's.  I'm wondering if I should replace 
my struts with something 
> like KYB's or Sach's.  These come in sets of 4 from shox.com even though 
I only want to replace 
> the fronts.  I still have the stock rear struts and they seem fine.
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