[V8] rack and damper

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I wondered about that. It would stand to reason that this part would be
calibrated to the weight of the car and even the gear ratio of the rack, but
would still be physically the same. Just like the wheel shocks have a lot of
variation.

Dave

Quoting Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>:

> I compared both the correct part and the Fox part, side by side, both brand
> new.  The physical fitment is the same but the resistance offered by the
> correct part was noticeable greater than that of the Fox part.  I chose the
> correct part.
>
> Ed
>
>
> On 3/28/06, dsaad at icehouse.net <dsaad at icehouse.net> wrote:
> >
> > Now you tell me...
> >
> > I already bought one for $90. Oh well.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Quoting cobram at juno.com:
> >
> > > Buy the damper for the VW Fox, exact same part.  The "Audi" part costs
> > > about $100, and the "VW" part is about $20.
> > >
> > > BCNU,
> > > http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> > > You may not think messing up a pair of $40 shoes is such a big deal, but
> > > you have to realize my father's car only cost $65!
> > >
> > > dsaad at icehouse.net writes:
> > > >
> > > > I finally decided to inspect my steering damper and as suspected, it
> > > > was toast.
> > > > Absolutly no resistance at all. I also found that the rack boot was
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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