Tech Session for Shock Absorbers

[Titus]

My shop is also available those days if you prefer the far east side, although my shop is not nearly as big and my lift is not yet operable. I have a 400 sq ft shop with air tools and a 500 sq ft garage without air tools. I am about 30 minutes east of 75/PGBTP/Plano or 15 minutes north of I-30/Rockwall depending on where you are coming from.

[Snowdoggie]

Do we want to vote on which shop location to use and which date?

We have I-30 and Las Vegas Trail in Ft. Worth and 15 minutes north of I-30 Rockwall.

As dates we have Saturday November 22 or Sunday November 23.

[Walsted]

I'm planning on being there for either place on either date.

[sammm]

Do we want to vote on which shop location to use and which date?

Regardless of where and when this happens, you will need to go 'rent' spring compressors from Autozone. You will pay for them and then get full credit when you return them.

[boisking]

Regardless of where and when this happens, you will need to go 'rent' spring compressors from Autozone. You will pay for them and then get full credit when you return them.

I have some that are free for the borrowing.

[gabkwong]

I have suspension noice since I put in the Koni last year. I want to take a look. I may come, depends on date and where.

[motorollow]

I really NEED to change my struts (which have never been changed in 18 years), but I just spent $400 with Trussville and Ebay on must-do PM parts and I am not finished yet. I plan on buying the new orange Koni struts in the spring. By the way, did anyone buy the new Koni orange struts yet?

[jrj512]

By the way, did anyone buy the new Koni orange struts yet?

I thought we were all waiting on you.

[Snowdoggie]

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

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I would like to do it at a place with a lift. What does everybody else think?

[sammm]

I would like to do it at a place with a lift. What does everybody else think?

Don't need a lift for shocks. You'll get more leverage with the car on jack stands (and you need to get in to the trunk and under the hood).

[Snowdoggie]

Don't need a lift for shocks. You'll get more leverage with the car on jack stands (and you need to get in to the trunk and under the hood).

So do we want to do it at the other place then? Is Fort Worth too far for some people?

[dyoopties]

Don't need a lift for shocks. You'll get more leverage with the car on jack stands (and you need to get in to the trunk and under the hood).

Let me preface this by saying that I'm not bringing this up to convince anyone to come to my shop for any reason:

I'm not sure I follow your reasoning there. Having the car on a two post lift does not make the trunk and engine bay inaccessible in my experience. Your average lift allows you to raise and lower the car much more quickly than with a jack and jack stands. I also don't enjoy rolling around on a creeper when I can just have everything at eye level. I may be the odd man out on this opinion, but the reason I purchased a lift was to make working on a car that much easier.

How do you achieve more leverage with a car on a set of jack stands?

[mikeytx]

Not using a lift when one is available is nuts imho

[sammm]

A lift is a great tool to have, no doubt. Installing shocks isn't the time when it's a big plus to use one IMO.

YMMV, NMC.

[Titus]

I may need to withdraw the offer of my place this time as I may have family staying with us. I should know for sure in a few days.

[mikeytx]

I might be game for this, depending on day/location.

+1 I drive st/t at night during the week and have Beaumont as my run this coming Fri and don't get off till 11 AM on Sat. I voted Sun 'cause we could prolly put a tv in the garage and watch the game too.

[mikeytx]

Either location is ok by me as I am dead center between I-35W/I-35E just north of Hillsboro. As an avid touring rider, to me it's not the destination, rather the trip that counts.

[cone-cerned]

+1 I drive st/t at night.....

Teach me, what is st/t?

[mikeytx]

Teach me, what is st/t?

My bad .......... semi-tractor/trailer. I've been at it so long, I forget others aren't used to the nomenclature.

[cone-cerned]

Thank you. I have even done that before. My Uncle Sam taught me how to pull 5000 gallons of gasoline around in a big green rig. That was about 35 years ago. I haven't driven an s-t/t since.