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Number: 4089
From: "negusm"
Date: Fri Dec 5, 2003 8:37 pm
Subject: Re: ASC McLaren ShOcKs!!!
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Re: ASC McLaren ShOcKs!!!
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He sent them to me, I'll get them up on my site and post links.
Thanks Peter.
-Mike
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "tfs2121" <tfs2121@y...> wrote:
> sorry everyone but pics wont post right now :(
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--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "tfs2121" <tfs2121@y...> wrote:
> > so i put new shocks on my car today at school and this is how it
> > went...
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> > i didnt have the $105 each for the carreras that came on the car
> so
> > i got some cheep-o Monroe shocks only to finde out that our cars
> > were the 85 Capri RS (with handeling packige) so there is no
such
> > thing as a monroe shock that fit it (after calling... Sandy,
> > Carrera, Carrera dealer here in michigan, auto parts store, ford
> > dealer, auto parts store, ford dealer, auto parts store, monroe
> > shocks, auto parts store....) so i had already removed the old
> > shocks... and yes they were the 18 year old carreras with chrome
> > caseing (i will be posting pics right after i send this email)
and
> i
> > didnt want to wate for ford to order the shocks (about a week
for
> > the RS handeling packige shock) cuz then i would have no car
soooo
> > what i did to fix the problum was use the normal capri 5.0 shock
> > driled out a biger hole for the monroe bold to fit and attatched
> the
> > shock (the only thing that wouldent fit was the bottome bolt was
> to
> > big for the hole that already exsisted) and put it all together
> > rides nice and smoth now... now dont flip out i can still put
the
> > careras on all i have to do is order a new braket (probly no
more
> > then $10) from ford the braket is held on with one bolt... and
> back
> > to stock
> >
> >
> > well if you want to know anything about the rear shocks of an 85
> > mclaren coupe then let me know cuz i think im a pro at them
now...
> >
> > ~Peter
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