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19-10-2006, 08:23 PM
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bjvan2003
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: GORMANDALE, victoria
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hi all, i have a 1990 ea wagon with a bent strut on the right hand front.
Looking to replace the front shocks, what are the best suiting? monroe or pedders? want a smooth ride and good handling as the misses also drives it with the kids. |
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19-10-2006, 09:14 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2006
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go monroe shocks. Stay away from Gabriel hard as nails. Dont know about pedders
but before i got rid of my eb i put a set of sensatracs in the front. Very nice on any surface. |
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19-10-2006, 10:42 PM
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growing up is optional
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gawler area SA
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Pedders Comfort Gas would be my choice.
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20-10-2006, 05:10 PM
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bjvan2003
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: GORMANDALE, victoria
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thnx, might go the comfort gas like what has been recommended to me.
Is it an easy do-it-yourself job? |
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20-10-2006, 05:31 PM
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xc - my other love
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Chadvagas
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i have shortened pedders sports riders, not as hard as you would think, and handles unreal... was a completly different car
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20-10-2006, 05:34 PM
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Oops, I slipped....
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
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It's not too difficult if you know what goes where.
Unbolt wheel, upper control arm from body, lower control arm from k-frame, stab bar from LCA, strut from LCA, then the 3 bolts in the engine bay holding the strut in. You don't need spring compressors while the strut is in the car. You'll need them when you fit the springs onto the new shockers though.
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20-10-2006, 05:53 PM
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bjvan2003
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: GORMANDALE, victoria
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thnx for the help, will need sum1 to do it 4 me as i have no spring compressers
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20-10-2006, 06:07 PM
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xc - my other love
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Chadvagas
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yeah, hate to sound like a mizer, but spring compressors and that are dangerous as. i have seen one shoot through a garage door once. funny, but bad at the same time...
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How fa$t you wanna go?? apparently pretty fast - 400rwkw BF xr6t! FG F6 bottom end - GTX3582 - Nizpro 4" exhaust - Nizpro cooler - plazmaman intake - piping - plenum - batt relocation - injectors - surge &044 pump - valve work & valve springs - XCAL |
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20-10-2006, 06:13 PM
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bjvan2003
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: GORMANDALE, victoria
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so, what ur saying is, i could take out my nextdoor neighbor with it?
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best suiting shockers
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