[Shotimes] Front Strut R&R

[Leigh Smith]

Carl;
How much of a height difference would you say this is?
It would raise the front end, right?
Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Front Strut R&R


> http://tinyurl.com/6z5n6
> 
> This picture gives you a good idea of why your SHO might groan when
> turning the steering wheel.  It shows the setup that came with the 92
> compared to what was used both earlier and later in the V6 SHO era.  The
> strut bearing is shallower and the strut mount is taller.
> 
> FWIW, the bearing that I removed, although grungy looking, still rotated
> freely without problem.  George Fourchy's method of adding washers to the
> strut mount studs also works on the 92 parts because it moves the whole
> mount/bearing assembly away from the strut tower.
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
> 
> On Thu, November 4, 2004 8:15 am, Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com said:
> > When I changed my front springs again here recently, I
> > couldn't get the tension rod nuts loose at all.  Fearing the
> > breakage of yet another part, I decided instead to remove
> > the bolt that holds the control arm to the frame.  Much
> > easier to get that out.  Then it just took some prying to
> > move everything down far enough.  Definitely takes two
> > people though.
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> >    -'95 White MTX
> >       '96 Brake Upgrade
> >       Eibachs (front)
> >
> > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 11/04/2004 02:12:06 AM:
> >
> >> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 20:45:08 -0500, ROBERT SCHIRMER wrote:
> >>
> >> >I swear my problem must have been
> >> >getting the steering knuckle bolt loose enough, so that thde strut
> > could slide
> >> >off???
> >>
> >> No...I think it was getting the tension strut bushing loose enough so
> > that you could
> >> slide the whole thing back off of it and give yourself some more
> > downward movement
> >> on the knuckle.  Once it slides a bit, it will slide all the way, as
> > long as rust
> >> hasn't destroyed the bottom of the strut.
> >>
> >> George
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