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Which to buy if either
I've had very good results with Boge Progas and stock springs. It lasted for as long as I had the car, Gino the Slegato, and was very good on uneven pavement. The suspension would keep the car from bouncing at all.
Cheers.
Marc
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> De: "Foxx (in a box)" <foxxinabox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2007/07/23 lun. PM 07:24:56 EDT
> ?: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx, silvius14@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Objet: Re: Which to buy if either
>
> > O.K..........so I need to buy some suspension parts of these two which would recommend or not.
> >
> > MONROE SENSATRAC $119.00 ($39.00 shipping ouch)
> >
> > KYP GR-2 $139.99 ($25.00 shipping)
> >
> > I use it as a daily driver.........Found these 2 on eBay for a half descent prince. I feel confident that I can handle the rear............but the fronts???? I don't know.
>
> working at an imports parts store for a couple of years i just
> eventually grew to associate kyb's with the honda crowd. i've heard
> mixed results from vw people, though. i prefer boge turbos. there is
> some lean there but i really like the ride. i've heard good things about
> the monroe's also, but, there again, i fallaciously associate them with
> american cars. go figure.
> rear shock are easy to replace. the springs really aren't under that
> much pressure and you can easily have someone press down on top to
> compress them. the fronts are not terrible, though you will need a
> spring compressor. i bought my at autozone a few years back for $20 and
> they've done paid themselves off. easiest way to work front struts is to
> loosen (not remove!) everything while it's on the car (the weight of the
> front end will help you). i pop off the tie rod, ball joint, and caliper
> without removing the strut from the hub (in the event you aren't able to
> get an alignment soon). spray the large nut holding the strut in the
> tube with penetrating fluid and give it ample time to penetrate. use the
> spring compressors on the spring. if the top nut turns on the mount you
> can use vice grips on the shaft of the strut if you're not saving them
> for some reason or another. pull the mounting off and then the spring
> (leave the compressors on!) and take some heat to that nut on the
> tubing. i typically use two large plumbers wrenches to break it look and
> have been know to carefully cut into that nut to relieve pressure. after
> you get the strut out, clean everything and i put a thin layer of axle
> grease on the new strut before putting it back in. installation is the
> reverse of removal. good luck.
>
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