TrystanGST
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jul 29, 2004
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Chicago,
Illinois
So I went ahead and replaced the stock lifters with the revised 3G ones. I was amazed at the difference in the size of the hole. It has cured my lifter tick. The car seems to run better as well. I also did the timing belt, accessory belts, and water pump while I was in there. Which turns out to be a good thing, since the water pump was leaking coolant. I don't have any pictures, but I'm sure you can imagine what all this looked like.
Yesterday I drove the GSX up to my brother's place of employment to get my blown shocks replaced with new KYB GR2s.
Got the car up on the lift, and proceeded to start taking things apart. Did I mention this car was built in late 94, and has lots of lovely midwest rust? My brother ended up taking a cutoff wheel to the driver's side sway bar end link. I need a new one of those now,
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Here's the stock shocks:
Front:
Back:
Blown, rusty, leaking, take your pick.
They came off without further issue, but then the fun began. You see, the collar at the top of the strut was fused on to the strut, making it impossible to get the strut and the spring apart.
The cutoff wheel made a reappearance, as well as the acetylene torch (for heating).
This was done to one of the front shocks, and BOTH of the rear ones.
The collar was then heating to glowing, and he used a vice and hammer to separate the parts.
After THAT, putting things back together was easy.
We got evberything back together, and the car now actually sits higher than it did before. It feels firmer when driving in a straight line, but the body roll and dive under braking is a bit disconcerting! I know a there's a Koni/GC future out there, but I wanted to get back into shape for this season.
My brother now likes my car even less than he did after the timing belt.
And here's a quick shot of my awesome eBay brakes:
Yesterday I drove the GSX up to my brother's place of employment to get my blown shocks replaced with new KYB GR2s.
Got the car up on the lift, and proceeded to start taking things apart. Did I mention this car was built in late 94, and has lots of lovely midwest rust? My brother ended up taking a cutoff wheel to the driver's side sway bar end link. I need a new one of those now,
.Here's the stock shocks:
Front:
Back:
Blown, rusty, leaking, take your pick.
They came off without further issue, but then the fun began. You see, the collar at the top of the strut was fused on to the strut, making it impossible to get the strut and the spring apart.
The cutoff wheel made a reappearance, as well as the acetylene torch (for heating).
This was done to one of the front shocks, and BOTH of the rear ones.
The collar was then heating to glowing, and he used a vice and hammer to separate the parts.
After THAT, putting things back together was easy.
We got evberything back together, and the car now actually sits higher than it did before. It feels firmer when driving in a straight line, but the body roll and dive under braking is a bit disconcerting! I know a there's a Koni/GC future out there, but I wanted to get back into shape for this season.
My brother now likes my car even less than he did after the timing belt.
And here's a quick shot of my awesome eBay brakes:
