Rear coil over shocks, Best way to replace |
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Rear coil over shocks, Best way to replace |
jack20 |
Apr 3 2016, 09:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 406 Joined: 7-November 14 From: Granite Bay, CA Member No.: 18,099 Region Association: Northern California |
When I bought this car 1.5 years ago the rear was sagging. I knew a little less than I know now so I had a shop install new weltmeister 100 lb springs.
Now I'm a bit smarter, have the engine out and am suffering from "might as well do this while it's easy" syndrome. I'm sure these shocks are toast but the spring are new. Question is, how do these spring perches work? I see shocks for sale that are similar to OEM, in other words not super stiff, that don't have the perches. I don't see how mine can be re-used how do they fit on new shocks? I'm looking for an OEM ride. Thanks in advance for your help on what is probably a basic question. Here' a pic of mr current setup. Jack |
BeatNavy |
Apr 4 2016, 07:53 AM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,924 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Are those KYB's painted orange? When I swapped out my KYB's for Boge (like you, I was just looking for a good stock ride, better than KYB), I had to buy a couple of parts that are NLA. Specifically # 3 through 6 in the picture below. KYB has that perch (#3) integrated onto it, so you definitely need to buy one when swapping it out for something like Boge (unless they come as part of a different solution like Mike mentions above).
Lawrence is right about the springs, although you can borrow a spring compressor from a FLAPS to do it safely. |
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