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rear shocks relacement on '02 PA
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pbrktrt
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I think you'd be pleased with the conversion. They are a nice, heavy duty coil-over shock that will not overload your rear springs. Another plus is it's basically a one time fix.
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If you do plan to ditch the air system, pull the relay from under the rear seat. I believe it's #4 but the cover should tell you. I ran new air shocks on mine the old style (manual) way and put the fill valve inside the trunk right behind the passenger shock wheel well and through the carpet.
OK. I was able to get the compressor to come on by cleaning all the contacts/terminal ends and now I don't know whether to abandon the air system or just replace the shocks with Monroe Air Shocks as the old ones leak air.
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Well you have a 10 year old compressor, level sensor, and air lines and fittings. While a decent system, only you can make the decision which way to go.
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I just put a set of the MA822'S on today, They are a direct replacement for the originals and very economical compared to a new set of Delcos.
Even the air fittings are the same so no modifications needed. The hoses just snap on.
I have read where a couple of people stated that a spring needs to be replaced in the compressor to change the pressure setting. I called Monroe and they said not at all, just put them on and they are good to go.
Mine worked out just fine.
Even the air fittings are the same so no modifications needed. The hoses just snap on.
I have read where a couple of people stated that a spring needs to be replaced in the compressor to change the pressure setting. I called Monroe and they said not at all, just put them on and they are good to go.
Mine worked out just fine.
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While you have your old ones off, take a close look at your upper mounts. They are a common failure item.
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Do you know any tricks for removing the air lines from the old shocks? I am replacing the originals with the Monroe MA822's. LR was doable with some wiggling and tugging. RR won't budge with maximum wiggling, tuggin, and even pressurizing the system with the on board compressor.
Just as an aside, the head broke off of one of the lower mounting bolts, and the bolt locked in the aluminum A frame. It wouldn't budge with heavy tapping, a little heating, twisting, liquid wrench, etc. I ended up carefully drilling it out to save the A frame. The whole process was a major time killer, and when I thought I was home free, the stuck tube on the other side.
Just as an aside, the head broke off of one of the lower mounting bolts, and the bolt locked in the aluminum A frame. It wouldn't budge with heavy tapping, a little heating, twisting, liquid wrench, etc. I ended up carefully drilling it out to save the A frame. The whole process was a major time killer, and when I thought I was home free, the stuck tube on the other side.
