[V8] Simple basic stupid question to which I probably know the answer....

[Ron Wainwright]

Roger,

 I'd go with the Boges.

 As far as R&R on the front,
you can replace the shocks w/o removing the housing from the car. But if you plan on replacing the bearings or shock boot then yes you need to remove the housings and use a spring comp.

 As far as the rears go,
it's a piece of cake. four nuts and bolts hold the housing, use a spring comp to remove the mounting, replace shock.

 I'd be more than willing to come up and do this for you if you wanted. I could stop by Deltdergos and get a sport wheel I've wanted to get from him for my 200.

 Ron
91 V8 5sp mit 4.2 aka Black Betty (hibernating)
91 200 20vt 22psi


--- On Fri, 3/19/10, Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> From: Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: [V8] Simple basic stupid question to which I probably know the answer....
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:45 AM
> Well, it is drawing up to the point
> that I will need front struts for the
> V8.  I suspect that the rears should be replaced also,
> as I am quite certain
> that they were installed in Germany in May of 1990 by the
> elves in the
> forest.
> 
> So, I have been looking around to see what prices for
> struts and rear shocks
> look like.  Konis and Bilsteins
> are...well...shocking.  Monroe sensamatics
> are intriguing, and I have yet to find prices for Boge,
> which might end up
> being what I will use.
> 
> I am almost wondering if I can do this myself.  The
> last time I tried to do
> a set of shocks was on my BMW 1600 Alpina a long time ago,
> and without a
> spring compressor, it was a nightmare that ended up being
> finished in a
> guy's race car prep shop.  So, the automatic first
> question:
> 
> 1.  will I need to compress the spring and remove the
> entire strut to
> replace the inserts in front?  
> 
> 2.  How hard will R&R of the rear shocks be, and
> will the spring need to be
> compressed for that as well. 
> 
> In the end I may not have time to do this project at all,
> as we may be
> moving, but I thought I'd ask.  Task time is around
> mid June, I would
> imagine.  
> 
> Also, when I washed the car last week, I found that the
> right front center
> cap has gone awry.  I dunno how or when that happened,
> as I last washed the
> car earlier in March.  I use a do-it-yourself car
> wash, so I get to examine
> the whole car while I wave the wand around.  It makes
> me angry that I have
> an ugly hole in the center of the wheel, with the bracket
> still sitting
> there...pretty ugly.  But then I never did like the
> flat faced wheels, and
> maybe this summer, cash willing, there will be some new
> wheels on the car as
> well.  Maybe a nice set of OEM basket weaves, although
> I am somewhat taken
> by some of the TSW wheels I have seen.  
> 
> Ah.  The sickness continues!
> 
> Roger
> 
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