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SHOCKS & STRUTS
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One of the first improvements I made to the car's suspension was to replace the worn shocks and struts.
First change was the rear shocks. It was time for new ones, so I got some KYB GR-2 shocks. Joe painted them red with single stage automotive paint from Spies Hecker. The red was a perfect match to the cars body color. It was no problem for us to get them installed.
I then got KYB GR-2 front struts and they were painted red with the same paint.
Now the struts were a major pain in the butt. Joe had to take the strut tower loose with them and the whole assembly came out of the car. With a ton of drilling and cutting the top nut was finally removed an the old struts could be removed.
I also got some of the red covers that the 4X4 guys use on their struts to cover the exposed hydraulic.
As for the ride...well I completely satisfied with it. Both the shocks and struts offered a superior ride to that of the parts store units that were installed prior to this swap. I had kept the factory struts till they were dead and then changed to a parts store brand. I had actually had to replace them every year there after due to poor quality. They all managed to blow a seal and leak in less then a year. The KYBs have been on for 3 years and are going strong!
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DIRECTORY FOR RAIF'S HANDLING SITE
01
Site Overview
02
Rims
03
Tires
04
Shocks & Struts <<<
05
Lowering Springs
06
Panhard Rod & Lower Control Arms
07
Steering
08
Sway Bars & Wonderbar
09
Strut Tower Brace
10
Old PA Racing A-Arms: Failure
11
Old PA Racing A-Arms: Passenger side damage
12
Old PA Racing A-Arms: Driver side damage
13
Subframe Connectors
14
Underbody View
15
Brakes
16
AJE Racing: Tubular cross member
17
AJE Racing: Tubular A-arms and coilover conversion
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