[Shotimes] strut info

[Ian Fisher]

I am not sure who orginally posted this but I am
interested in snagging those old rear struts if they
weren't already tossed out. Please contact me offlist
if they are around.

thanks
Ian

> 
> 
> 
> shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 06/02/2004
> 08:34:30 PM:
> 
> > Guys
> > 
> > Just like the little engine that could, I tried
> for 2 days to put struts 
> on my
> > '93 ATX, and just couldn't get the job done- not
> even one. What a 
> failure I
> > am!!! . This was after I got additional advice
> (twice) from Mr SHO Strut
> > himself (George) . THANKS FOR THE EFFORT ANYWAY
> GEORGE. Then the mailing 
> list
> > went down all weekend. So, today I "bit the
> bullet" and dropped the car 
> off to
> > get a REAL mechanic to put my struts in, and the
> cost was $400, before 
> tire
> > balance & Alignment.
> > 
> > While I did end up getting the Sach/Boge struts
> for $229 from  from 
> SHOX.com,
> > I had to pay an extra $70 for 3 day delivery to
> make it to my house in 
> time
> > for Memorial day installation (so I thought).
> > 
> > I wonder if I could trouble somebody (i.e. George)
> to expand his strut
> > installation instructions in greater detail (to
> include dummie 
> instructions
> > for me), so that in the future others can gain
> from my experience this
> > weekend.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks again George
> > Bob
> > 
> > PS: Evidently the struts I got had a piece of
> paper that said there was 
> a
> > design change in feb '94, and that my struts may
> be 2 inches shorter 
> than the
> > original struts. The garage called me today saying
> that the struts I 
> purchased
> > was 2 inches to short for them to install; (sounds
> like my sex life). So 
> I had
> > to refer them to the strut notice, and they are
> now in and I am back in
> > business
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 


	
		
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