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Ah, new ELC stuts and poly bushings rule.

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Old 01-10-2007, 06:48 PM
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I had to have spent the greater part of today installing new ELC struts (801798s). And though my rear sway bushings didn't look too bad, I did them up anyway. So I took it on a quick test drive, and low and behold...no more squat when I give it the gun And this is running w/o air (Gonna reinstall the compressor tomorrow).

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So they were the right struts... Good... i'll have to order some of those then...

Glad to hear you got it done... I know your air struts were shot... I can just imagine how it rides now

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Like it is unbalanced...way unbalanced. Now I gotta do the frontend, as its problems are more pronounced now
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Yeah don't worry... I have to do the strut mounts soon..

Its too bad that that site does not have the struts for the front or I'd tell you to get them.. The ones they do have are for the 87-90 Bonnies... won't work for us..

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I know all to well abot draggin a** Glad to her you got it fixed. Now go get an allignment - I should post the results when they did mine . It was all outta whack
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Yeah...we had a couple at WCBF trying to wipe their butts on the ground.

Where'* the pics Brad? You and Don are on a roll today huh?
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About the only pic I can take now...is one of the struts that came out.

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God it'* nasty.
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Wow... All we can say there is that its seen better days

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****, those look better then mine :?
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But...I bet the perform the same...as in they don't

These things had absolutely NO rebound, and held NO air at all.
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