Which to buy if either

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx)]

I've had very good results with Boge Progas and stock springs. It lasted for as long as I had the car, Gino the Slegato, and was very good on uneven pavement. The suspension would keep the car from bouncing at all.

Cheers.

Marc

> 
> De: "Foxx (in a box)" <foxxinabox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2007/07/23 lun. PM 07:24:56 EDT
> ?: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx,  silvius14@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Objet: Re: Which to buy if either
> 
> > O.K..........so I need to buy some suspension parts of these two which would recommend or not.
> > 
> > MONROE SENSATRAC  $119.00 ($39.00 shipping ouch)
> > 
> > KYP GR-2  $139.99 ($25.00 shipping)
> > 
> > I use it as a daily driver.........Found these 2 on eBay for a half descent prince.  I feel confident that I can handle the rear............but the fronts????  I don't know.
> 
>    working at an imports parts store for a couple of years i just 
> eventually grew to associate kyb's with the honda crowd. i've heard 
> mixed results from vw people, though. i prefer boge turbos. there is 
> some lean there but i really like the ride. i've heard good things about 
> the monroe's also, but, there again, i fallaciously associate them with 
> american cars. go figure.
>    rear shock are easy to replace. the springs really aren't under that 
> much pressure and you can easily have someone press down on top to 
> compress them. the fronts are not terrible, though you will need a 
> spring compressor. i bought my at autozone a few years back for $20 and 
> they've done paid themselves off. easiest way to work front struts is to 
> loosen (not remove!) everything while it's on the car (the weight of the 
> front end will help you). i pop off the tie rod, ball joint, and caliper 
> without removing the strut from the hub (in the event you aren't able to 
> get an alignment soon). spray the large nut holding the strut in the 
> tube with penetrating fluid and give it ample time to penetrate. use the 
> spring compressors on the spring. if the top nut turns on the mount you 
> can use vice grips on the shaft of the strut if you're not saving them 
> for some reason or another. pull the mounting off and then the spring 
> (leave the compressors on!) and take some heat to that nut on the 
> tubing. i typically use two large plumbers wrenches to break it look and 
> have been know to carefully cut into that nut to relieve pressure. after 
> you get the strut out, clean everything and i put a thin layer of axle 
> grease on the new strut before putting it back in. installation is the 
> reverse of removal. good luck.
> 
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