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JohnnyWadd

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  1. On the topic of adding fluid in the housing; It is not needed at all. The inserts that are being sold today do not use oils and rubbers that need to be cooled and they have a heat range that that the strut will never likely see. And unless you are driving 100 percent of washboard roads the shock piston does not travel up and down enough to create heat. Using oil is acceptable but needed. The most recommended oil is lightweight motor oil. One of our instructors said they used to add coolant , ATF, gear oil , motor oil etc. etc. in efforts to get the shocks to work their best. Shocks back then where all hydraulic. Now we have gas charged shocks. It was a negligible effect and you would have to do some serious taxing of the struts to actually see a high enough temp to get a gain in shock performance. Now today everyone thinks you are supposed to put oil in them. LOL. Most manufacturers say no oil. This is based on a class given at my work by a KYB representative and my college automotive master tech course. The design of the shock would heat up the shaft and transfer heat to the upper strut mount. The piston is the smaller piece of metal when compared to the tube, so it is going to heat up faster and warm the oil and the shaft if anything. Looking at our car's setup , the driving you would have to do to warm the oil up to a point of the outer strut housing being able to pull heat away from it would also heat the brake for sure and maybe the wheel bearings or lower balls joint before the shock oil got warm. Therefore adding oil would just thermally conduct brake heat to the insert. Want thermal properties? Use engine coolant and water and and water wetter in a special mix with just enough enough coolant to prevent corrosion.
  2. Not really a conversion piece but what I have it the plastic air diverter piece for 1987 and up.
  3. http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5083.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5082.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5081.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5080.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5079.jpg These are the ones in the door the seal the upper part where the door glass goes into the slot! $5.00
  4. I met PQ...way back. In Washington. Is Rusty even around anymore?
  5. $25.00 for this sweet fender liner set. http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5070.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5069.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5068.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5067.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/parts%20for%20sale/th_SAM_5066.jpg pair of fronts and one rear. The other rear one is available too
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