[DeTomaso] Aldan shocks help!

[Rob Dumoulin]

How much pressure is on the stock front and back shock springs when the car
is jacked up?  Would one need a spring compressor to replace the shocks or
remove the stock spring spacer or can you safely disassemble them in your
garage?

Rob (not wanting impalement) DuMoulin

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Paul,
>
>     I was just considering using the spring length the shock was designed
> for, and I'm not sure what you run into if the spring is loose on the
> shock.  If you used an 8 inch spring and adjust the spring seat (right
> name?) to just hold the 8 inch spring fixed, I think the analysis may be the
> same, and 2 inches of compression would give horizontal lower control arms
> for a 400 Lbs/in spring regardless of length?
>
>    I assumed that you never want a spring to be loose on the shock?
>
> Ken
>
> --- On Wed, 3/24/10, Paul - Home <thedrol at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Paul - Home <thedrol at pobox.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aldan shocks help!
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:19 AM
>
>
>
> Rob DuMoulin
904.476.8744
rob at dumoulins.net