[Shotimes] Time Sensitive Simple Suspension Swap

[Mike Wojton]

In my opinion, if it really is time sensitive, then pay someone else
to do it.  When I did the fronts on my '95, I broke a pinch bolt.  It
took 3 extra days to get the job finished, including all the running
around buying drill bits and finally dragging the whole assembly to a
friends house to use his drill press.  I definitely didn't get it done
in a weekend.  That's the only reason I haven't done the rears yet. 
People tell me it's more common to break a rear pinch bolt than a
front so there's no way I'm going to try it myself.  I'll pay someone
else to do it.

-- 
Mike Wojton
Dover, PA
 
   -'95 White MTX
      '96 Brake Upgrade
      Eibachs (front)
 
"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan



On 6/1/05, Bruce Malachuk <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> You will need a pair of front strut bearings ($32 a side from ford, can be
> had a little cheaper aftermarket), Pair of front strut mounts (police or
> otherwise), spring insulators for the bottom of the springs separate front
> and rear, rear strut mounts 1 pair.
> 
> I know my local ford dealer has a pair of police rear mounts on the floor as
> I ordered 2 too many, and as for everything else best to shop around.
> 
> What did you plan on using for struts and springs all the way around. I have
> used cargo coils on sensatrac struts for one persons car, but the ride hight
> was unbearable. We gut out a full coil and it still sat high all the way
> around, well higher than my car with koni's and intrax. For the price the
> cargo coils and sensatracs are good.
> 
> 
> Bruce J Malachuk
> 
> *       94 Opal Frost MTX
> *       93 Emerald Green MTX - SOLD
> *       93 Black ATX - New Parts CAR
> *       95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO -Buyer waiting
> *       96 TR - Cam Failed parts car :-(
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Peter Maggiacomo
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 9:54 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Time Sensitive Simple Suspension Swap
> 
> Hey Guys... I need to do all 4 struts on my 95 MTX.
> I use the car on a sales route so time is sensitive.
> What I had planned was to have 4 completed struts ready to go, when I pull
> the old ones. What parts will I need besides the struts and springs.
> I'd like to go heavy duty Police or similar. I carry wine in the passenger
> compartment only, so the AC can keep it cool. I will be going with cargo
> springs in the rear for this reason. As it is now the tail pipes are awfull
> low to the ground when the car is empty. Ford must have used some pretty
> wimpy springs in Gen II Taurus because you wont see a Nissan Maxima sagging
> like that. Thanks.
> -Pete