> Anyone > see a problem with me keeping Martys shocks and original springs on > the back and putting gradys performance shocks and spring on the > front? I like the way PJ Grady shocks make the car handle (especially the on the front), but NONE of them can be made to fit properly. The issue is that the stem (shank?) is too long. So when you try to tighten the nut on the top, it runs out of thread before it even comes close to properly compressing the bushing. The result is a loose fit. This causes the top of the shock to slop around on the frame chewing up the bushing in the process. This adds another clunk noise to each corner of the car and can't be safe in the long run. Yet another issue that I haven't mentioned recently is that the bushing at the bottom of the shocks (in the eyelets) is made from too soft a material. This isn't a problem on the front shocks, but the bottom of the rear shocks hold the weight of the car. This stretches out the bushing a good bit adding a rattle to the already squeaky shocks. I like Rob. He is a nice guy. And everyone makes mistakes. And he made several with these shocks. He should issue a recall, but I don't think he will. Most people don't drive their DeLoreans hard enough or often enough to find the problems that I do. As for PJ Grady's front springs, I like them and recommend them. The main issue that I don't like is that they need a hundred+ mile break-in period before they settle to the final ride height. Until then the front toe-in adjustment will keep changing. You will also need to re-aim the headlights. (When I first installed them the car was just as nose-high as with the OEM springs.) I think it is sufficient to only replace the front springs, but I'm curious to try either DMCH's or Marty's 4 spring kit just to see if there is a difference. Does anyone know if there is a difference other than price? If you want to lower the rear, this is easily accomplished with Marty's shock collar design. Rob's rear shocks also allow for some height adjustment via the placement of a snap ring. And with a little use they have an automatic lowering feature by virtue of the bottom eyelet wearing out. Nice! Once you lower the car, get out of the habbit of pulling the front wheels up to the concrete wheel stops in parking spaces. I have scraped the sway bar mounts a few times before I learned to remember. Walt ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Save Smiley. Help put Messenger back in the office. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4PqtEC/anyFAA/i5gGAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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