[DeTomaso] Shock recommendations.....

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Fri Mar 19 21:26:38 EDT 2010


Hi all,

Whooopeee!  I passed the tech inspection necessary for me to attend a 
local driving school the first weekend of April.  However, they did 
notice my little clunk problem.  They inspected all the suspension 
points and couldn't find anything wrong, no cracks, loose parts, etc.  
So we put it on the ground, a couple guys reefed the car around while 
another mechanic looked underneath.  He believes it's the passenger side 
shock.

<sigh>

So still drivable but now I'm beginning to consider shocks.  Sure wish I 
would have won those at the Fun Rally last year.  I think I put darn 
near -all- my tickets in there, what I had of them anyway.

The shocks on my car are blue, not orange or any other color.  When I 
had them off, I found a name, but I'll be darned if I can find it now.  
I checked all my old emails and all my photos from this process, and I 
can't find it.  I'm not looking forward to darn near a thousand dollars 
for new shocks or nearly $400 for new bushings.  At this point bushings 
may only be part of the problem.  I've had feedback the shocks can go 
bad too and cause this clunking.

Does anyone know what flavor these might be?  Is there a chance I can 
get them rebuilt if they are not Koni?

help

Asa Jay
<long tall stranger from Spokane>


PS.  Mounted the Vitaloni's today, elected to use the side of the door 
instead of the flat spot at the top.  They look pretty good, though I 
cringed when I drilled the first hole.... and the second..... and the 
two in the other door.

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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