[DeTomaso] Aldan shocks help!

[pantdino at aol.com]

I understand what you are saying, but the rate of leaking from shocks should be zero.
Shocks do wear out after 60-100K miles and some slight staining on them from microleakage occasionally occurs, but if they are outright failing due to leakage on cars that are driven as little as these are, that is something to keep in mind.

Jim





-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; rob at dumoulins.net; MikeLDrew at aol.com
Cc: thedrol at pobox.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Thu, Mar 25, 2010 10:27 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aldan shocks help!


I think Dennis (Mad Dog) has Aldan shocks and I don't think he babies them or 
as had problems.  People talk the most about parts they have problems with, not 
he ones that work OK.  If more people buy Aldan shocks than other shocks, and 
ll the shock have similar failure rates, you would of course hear more 
omplaints about aldan shocks.

e really should check the facts before trashing a product.  I called Bob Byers 
nd he said the Aldan shocks they sell have been reliable.

en
--- On Thu, 3/25/10, MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

rom: MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
ubject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aldan shocks help!
o: julian_kift at hotmail.com, rob at dumoulins.net, kenn_green at yahoo.com
c: thedrol at pobox.com, detomaso at realbig.com
ate: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 2:30 AM

In a message dated 3/24/10 22 31 13, julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:

 
 Aldans are hot rod shocks and IMHO not a good choice for a Pantera or any 
 other car that sees more than a show n' shine.....okay so maybe that makes 
 them suitable for some Pantera's :>). Truth is they have a habit of leaking 
 and requiring rebuild, a service which Aldan readily offer presumably as 
 they get so many to rebuild.
 
Almost everybody I know who has Aldan shocks has had them fail.   Aldan has 
een very good about rebuilding them--again and again in some cases.   They 
lame the owners for the failures, claiming they have done things to induce 
ailure, such as driving the car.   Or, in one case, not driving the car, 
s the shocks were leaking in the box before they were even installed.
One set I know of has made three round trips across the Atlantic.   That 
tarts to get expensive in a hurry!   In fact the owner has paid more for 
hipping back and forth than he originally paid for the shocks!   
For the same money you can get quality Koni shocks from Dennis Quella or 
arino Perna, or QA1/Carrera shocks from Steve Wilkinson or Larry Stock.   
hose are both reputable shocks from reputable companies, tailor-made for the 
antera.
Mike
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