Boy, do I feel stupid
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So I'm mid suspension refresh. I've been buying parts with every check for the last two months getting my ducks in a row to get my fronts in order. (Strut inserts, bushings, balljoints)
Turns out I bought late model strut inserts and the 85.5 needs early inserts. Realized my mistake *after* having pulled the strut assembly and cut the collar off.
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. . . should have done more reading about my strange-year'd 944. Let this be a lesson to everyone else.
/rant. Thanks for listening, everyone.
Turns out I bought late model strut inserts and the 85.5 needs early inserts. Realized my mistake *after* having pulled the strut assembly and cut the collar off.
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. . . should have done more reading about my strange-year'd 944. Let this be a lesson to everyone else.
/rant. Thanks for listening, everyone.
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No, there's no way to make it work. Or I'd have done it! lol. Luckily for me (and all of us, really) Jason at Paragon is a great guy and was willing to work with me to get my car back on the ground.
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easy mistake for your year. you just had a perception problem
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Any time I need to buy anything for an '85 or '86, I triple check the part numbers, the application guides on 3 different sites, and search on Rennlist.
This is why I have an '84 and an '87.
This is why I have an '84 and an '87.
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Gaw,
Noticed that you changed your tagline: does this mean I can be the 'worst mechanic you've never met' now?
I had thought about changing my tagline to something not unlike:
'If Gawernator is the worst mechanic then I taught him everything he knows.'
'Do as I say--not as I do!'
'The second worst mechanic you'll never know.'
Ideas greatly accepted.
Noticed that you changed your tagline: does this mean I can be the 'worst mechanic you've never met' now?
I had thought about changing my tagline to something not unlike:
'If Gawernator is the worst mechanic then I taught him everything he knows.'
'Do as I say--not as I do!'
'The second worst mechanic you'll never know.'
Ideas greatly accepted.
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Ok, more questions from the garage. These 1038S have no bolt hole at the bottom, but there doesn't seem to be a way to secure them at the top of the remaining strut housing. Is this normal, or did I screw up my strut housings?
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Yes, mikemeyers924s, I chopped the tops off of both of them, following the instructions for the late-model struts. I'm gonna hit the local junkyard right now to see if I can yank a set of struts.