Re: shocks....

[Ben C]

thanx a lot for the advice mark......ill try that....if it still feels solf (which i doubt it will) i could just put some straight 20w50 in right too make it even stiffer??   ----- Original Message ----- From: mark krawczuk To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:42 PM Subject: Re: shocks.... hi, i`d put 75% 20w50 and 25 % gearbox oil.              mark k ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben C To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:51 AM Subject: Re: shocks.... ooh, i just found some manual gearbox oil....also some diff oil....should i just do like a 50/50 mix with the 20w50 i have and see how i go??? i cant do any harm right?? just might be a bit hard??   ----- Original Message ----- From: mark krawczuk To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:08 PM Subject: Re: shocks.... hi, i did  put new oil in the original shocks once, i even bought new suspension oil from  motor traders. i think that the oil  u have might be to thik. try some  auto trans fluid ( even used oil/s) and some 20 w 50  mixed to gether . as far as i can remember the proper oil is a bit thicker than sewing machine oil.     mark k ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben C To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:19 AM Subject: shocks.... my front shocks are totally useless.....you could basically take them away and you wouldnt notice a difference......i need a quick fix just for the moment before i buy some decent ones...   id really like to spend $0 on them.....will just changing the oil in them improve them at all?? i have here at home 20w-50 and 15w-40 motor oils.....would either of those make them any better???   i dont mind if it gives me a hard ride   --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------