[Shotimes] Eibach springs with stock struts?

[Carl Prochilo]

Are you using Eibach springs?  If so, it probably won't be much better. 
If you want stock ride, you need the OEM springs.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, February 25, 2005 4:08 pm, Dave Garber said:
> Really? I hadn't heard that before (concerning the GR-2's being a Taurus
> replacement, not SHO specific). Matter of fact, Midwest SHO show's the
> GR-2's as being 10% stiffer than a stock SHO strut.
>
> If you're correct, that would explain why the fronts ride so bad.
> Perhaps the fronts are a Taurus only replacement, while the rears are
> SHO specific?
>
> Either way, I'm going to try a set of Monroe replacement struts soon. I
> picked them up very cheap, so I figured they're at least worth trying
> out. Can't be any worse than what's on there now! Frankly, if I can get
> this thing to ride the way my completely stock 95 rode, I'd be very
> happy.
>
>
> Dave Garber
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill Murray
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 3:57 PM
> To: shotimes
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Eibach springs with stock struts?
>
> The GR2s are a stock replacement for the taurus, not the SHO.  Therefore
> their dampening capacity is for a stock taurus spring, not an uprated
> SHO spring and definitely not an even stiffer eibach.  Since the rears
> carry a much lighter load, the inability of the strut to dampen the
> eibach isn't as noticable, but it's still probably there.
>
> Bill Murray
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