[Shotimes] SHO Needs a spring

[Lewis]

My 95 had the gold caps and they were the original struts.  I knocked the
cap off the top of the strut and then cut just below where it was crimped
over on top and the Koni inserts fit perfect.  The knurled part on the
koni's pulled down into the casing and made a perfect fit.  Email me if you
want some pictures.

Will Lewis
91+ white
95 red/mtx

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 5:25 PM
To: ianf@eden.rutgers.edu; zap@columbus.rr.com; Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Needs a spring


I was under the impression that while the rears on the 94-95 were shorter,
the reason for wanting them was because of the "gold caps" that for some
reason when modified for koni's resulted in a better fit for the insert in
the empty housing.


Bruce Malachuk

94 Opal Frost MTX

93 Black ATX soon to be parts

93 Green MTX - black interior...a turd with wheels right now


-----Original Message-----
From: ianf@eden.rutgers.edu [mailto:ianf@eden.rutgers.edu]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 5:08 PM
To: bmalach1@nycap.rr.com; zap@columbus.rr.com; Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Needs a spring


Bruce
You can use any housing from any 86-95 Taurus/Sable for the Koni housings.
The preferred housings are the pre-94 rear housings because they are longer
and offer slightly more travel than the shorter rear 94- 95. Koni sells
inserts for either rear housing but you must specify which when ordering.

Chris; I would not use stock struts (especially used ones) to try to dampen
eibachs. The 94-95 struts were commonly valved for very light spring rates
which won't work well with the 200+ rated eibachs.

Ian

> Newlevelmotorsports.com (I think that's it) sells the intrax springs
for
> $169.99 on ebay for the SHO everynow and then. You've got the stock
94-95
> struts, down the line you can use those housing to add koni's if
you'd like
> to match up with intrax springs. I think the intrax give a 1.5 in
drop to
> the car.
>
>
> Bruce Malachuk
>
> 94 Opal Frost MTX
> 93 Black ATX soon to be parts
> 93 Green MTX - black interior...a turd with wheels right now
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-
admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Ron Porter
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 4:08 PM
> To: 'Chris "Zap"'; Shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Needs a spring
>
> Go to shox.com.
>
> They have the Eibach springs for $219, plus they show the Sachs/Boge
struts
> for $219 (for 4), and the KYB for $219. They don't specify if the
KYBs are
> the GR-2s, but it's worth a question to them, as the GR-2s work with
the
> Eibachs.
>
> This looks like a relatively inexpensive way to go, IMHO. If you
don't want
> to change struts, new stock springs will work, but I bet that they'll
cost
> as much, if not more, than the Eibachs.
>
> As long as you are pulling springs, it makes sense to change
> struts....unless they were new within the last year.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-
admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Chris "Zap"
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 3:50 PM
> To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] SHO Needs a spring
>
>
> Greetings,
>
>     While getting the brakes checked out on Joy's '94 MTX, we
discovered
> that one of the front springs has broken.  I'm interested in any
suggestions
> for replacement of the springs.  I know the Eibach or Koni springs are
> supposed to be good, but I'm guessing all 4 need to be replaced when
> changing spring type and I think they also require aftermarket
> shocks/struts.  If we're not going to be changing out the shocks,
what would
> be a good spring to go with, and what would the cost be?  Any
suggestions
> are welcome!  FWIW, I believe the tires are 215/55-16 or 225/55-16.
Since
> the car isn't with me, I cannot remember offhand.  Will this make a
> difference, since they are lower riding?
>
> ~Chris
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