Reply With QuoteSounds like a good time, If I am free I will help out. As I am sure TC will chime in, just don't let me kick you in the head
West Ft. Worth - I-30 and Las Vegas Trail
North of Rockwall/East of Plano
Tech Session for Shock Absorbers
Anybody up for a tech session on shock installation? I just ordered a new set of Bilsteins for my car. I have installed struts on an FWD before but never on anything with double a arm suspension like a Miata. Just show me how NOT to kill myself with shooting springs or a dropping car. I will do all the work.
I will buy pizza, beer and anything else anybody wants.
Sounds like a good time, If I am free I will help out. As I am sure TC will chime in, just don't let me kick you in the head
2005 Lava Orange MSM #601/1428
211 rwhp, 195 ft. lbs on 1/6/07
I might be game for this, depending on day/location.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
It would be tight at my place. It would have to be in the driveway because I have a one car garage filled with 914. I also don't have a compressor or air tools.
You may want to replace your bump stops/boots while you're at it. If they are original, I'm sure they are crunchy.
It could be done in my shop if you don't mind the drive out. I have a compressor and air tools.
I would be happy to host the event in my shop. I'm on the west end of Fort Worth and have a lift and air tools. We could also do a brake change/bleed/upgrade tech session too. Let me know if you guys would be interested.
ProTuningPerformance
8851 West Freeway
Suite 107
Fort Worth, 76116
It's a '92 with 140K on it. I'm sure a lot of things down there are crunchy. The boots on my tie rods are torn too. I'm sure bushings are worn.Originally Posted by sammm
Count me in as part of the audience / stand-by labor pool / beverage committee if it is on one of my days off. I just ordered a set of shocks, myself, and it would be nice to see the installation done before I do it myself.
Mike Walsted - Not an expert, just a data point.
1999 Miata
2003 MIata
1999 Miata
2001 Kia Rio
I would be in favor of doing shocks on two cars at the same time if we have a place with enough room.
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On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
Where is a good place to get the bump stops and boots? I am installing the HD Bilsteins that are included, I think, in the sport suspension package.
Stock boots have integrated bumpstops. If you don't care about staying stock, get the FCM bumpstops.
Sounds good if the time and date work out.
Mike Walsted - Not an expert, just a data point.
1999 Miata
2003 MIata
1999 Miata
2001 Kia Rio
I have a brand new set of OEM bumps/boots for an NA. I'm never going to use them and I'll sell 'em cheap. Never even been out of the plastic.
'92
Will these fit the HD Bilsteins?
What about Saturday, November 22 or Sunday November 23? That will be the weekend after the last autocross of the year and it should get everybody time to get parts together.
Who has the biggest garage? I don't object to a long drive unless anybody else does.
I'm good for either day, but don't have garage space. I usually do major work at the Auto Hobby Shop at NAS JRB, but I don't think that would work for most folks.
Mike Walsted - Not an expert, just a data point.
1999 Miata
2003 MIata
1999 Miata
2001 Kia Rio
That date will work for me. I've got a 1500 sqft shop with a lift that I've offered for everyone to use. It's in west Ft. Worth off of I30 and Las Vegas Trail.
I can't imagine why they wouldn't...
'92
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