[DeTomaso] Aldan shocks help!

[bill gaino]

Rob, you can take the shocks off the car without a spring compressor.  You will need a compressor to remove the spacers.  try this link.  http://tinyurl.com/ykhk5lh
-----Original Message-----
>From: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
>Sent: Mar 24, 2010 12:52 PM
>To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
>Cc: Paul - Home <thedrol at pobox.com>, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aldan shocks help!
>
>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
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