ET. AL,,
Lets stop the passing of bad info for one last time shall we!
ONE AND LAST TIME:
Pay Attention!
The Kits did NOT change from the mid 80's to present day! Don
DID NOT by any means ship wrong parts with the kit! But, IF you got parts from somewhere else including PRO Shocks down the road and the salesman only guessed at the parts do NOT blame CR's!
What changed in the very late 80's until Don took over was the guy that made the bodies for CR's- HENRY! Henry did OK but shall we say sloppy work. The
KITS them self never changed*. Problem was HENRY bodies took more work (in the body shop) to get them right-but that was it! Don later switched fiberglass companies and the bodies were coming out nice!
While Don took over he did change the pedal box, wiring harness, floor pans, brakes etc., all in the name/engineering to make a better car!
REAR SHOCKS: What was called for was PRO SHOCk SM 600, rear springs were in the 250lb range, but easily changed per order! Max extension was 16-1/4", collapse is 10-1/2"s.
Depending on your individual set up the Springs
may come off the perches when the car is picked up by the frame OR they may not! It ALL depends on how loose or tight you have your springs set. I.E., Cpteddie's, because I have set Ed's left rear Spring pretty tight it WILL stay in the perches when picked up by the frame while the right side-set a little "softer" will most likely come out of the perch when picked up. ALMOST always the spring will SELF-CENTER when the weight is re-applied.
1979 until 2004 (+/-) basically all the same kit with the exception of the above.
DV