Thread: TD Rear Shocks
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Old 09-08-2004, 09:18 PM
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It wasn't all that fun to install, the "kit" does not come with any instruction or hardware, just the shocks as seen in the pics. To install it I had to drill the top mount to fit the new shock shaft and I had to jack the car way up to get enough clearance to install the extended shock. I then had to use a jack to compress the shock at the same time align the bolt holes (trial and error, mucho fustration) I think the first side took 6 hours and the other side took 2 hours..... I still need to cut the top of the shafts off, above the nut, so that the trim panel can go back on..

The car is a restoration project, I've only driven it a few hundred miles... I drive it once a week when I mow the lawn.
I have felt it bottom out once while I was driving in the back yard, the lawn is sloped and terraced not exactly highway conditions.

I did this conversion mainly because I replaced the car's blown motor with a non-TD motor, that opened up the whole what do I do with the rear suspension question....
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