Can we talk a little more about simple spring/strut combos v. coil over setups? I have an 85 1st gen and she is tilting in the back (which I think may have compressed the brake line, no bueno). I took the wheel off and jacked it up, nothing is visibly broken, but it's getting a little crusty and I was considering replacing the shocks and either the coils or looking at a simple spring/strut combo. I have read through the manual and see how to make the swap, but in shopping for parts (the readily available ones sitting at autozone of somewhere of the like) I see that shocks are easy to find, but coils are not, would it be easier if I looked for the spring/strut combo?
I drive the car as a daily driver and with less than 60k original miles I would like to continue to do so for a while, so I am considering replacing shocks + coil or coil/strut combo in at least the rear of the car, perhaps front and rear.
I 'think' I understand how to make the repair, but I would love some advise on solid parts suitable for everyday driving, and maybe not a million bucks
Thanks,
Sarah
11-22-2010, 02:00 PM
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