looking for advice on front shock insert replacement, brands etc- car is a 75, |
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looking for advice on front shock insert replacement, brands etc- car is a 75, |
DRPHIL914 |
Dec 3 2018, 08:02 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,768 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
so i realized that my front shock inserts are close to 20 years old according to previous owner records and i didnt replace them when i did my rear suspension upgrade . I have sprt bilistein in rear with stock sway bar and 100# springs, pretty stiff compared to front now and 5 lug fuchs, 205/55-16’s front and rear.
when i did the new front bushings etc and the turbo tierods i did the stock calipers and drilled 5 lug stock rotors from PMB , but left the strut inserts alone, but now 3-4 years later i can see one side is about 1/2” lower tto so before getting into the alignment proceedure i figured its time to get new struts inserts so, what brand ? and who has the best deal? leaning toward bilisteins too but what is the proper part number? and should they be “sport” to match rear? i have stock sway bar and will be putting on the new Tarrett drop links i got from group buy at Okteenerfest |
Dave_Darling |
Dec 3 2018, 06:58 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
Note that the ride height is generally set by the springs (torsion bars in the front, coil springs in the rear) and NOT the struts! So replacing the strut may be fixing the wrong problem here.
If you want to replace them anyway, go right ahead, but there's a good chance you'll find that it isn't the struts that is causing your uneven ride height. Time to inspect the springs, torsion bars, A-arms, trailing arms, and the mounting points for all of those bits. --DD |
mepstein |
Dec 3 2018, 07:40 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,316 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Note that the ride height is generally set by the springs (torsion bars in the front, coil springs in the rear) and NOT the struts! So replacing the strut may be fixing the wrong problem here. If you want to replace them anyway, go right ahead, but there's a good chance you'll find that it isn't the struts that is causing your uneven ride height. Time to inspect the springs, torsion bars, A-arms, trailing arms, and the mounting points for all of those bits. --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) but, if the inserts are 20+ years old, they are due. |
DRPHIL914 |
Dec 3 2018, 11:58 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,768 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
Note that the ride height is generally set by the springs (torsion bars in the front, coil springs in the rear) and NOT the struts! So replacing the strut may be fixing the wrong problem here. If you want to replace them anyway, go right ahead, but there's a good chance you'll find that it isn't the struts that is causing your uneven ride height. Time to inspect the springs, torsion bars, A-arms, trailing arms, and the mounting points for all of those bits. --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) but, if the inserts are 20+ years old, they are due. Dave, i agree, might not be the reason for uneven height, i need to go back to checking the adjustment screw and setting to see if its off. i did replace everything but the strut inserts about 4 years ago, everything- Mark i am not sure how old the struts are, but i would say more than 15 years. yhey are not soft and bouncy so maybe they are not in need of replacement. so this opens up a different discussion. when the shop put my new A-arms bushings etc on , maybe they were not adjusted evenly, but of not then how would they have done the alignment ? the guy that did it was an experienced(50 years) Porsche mechanic. |
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