careful with the ****; the offgasses in the summer contain weed from the 70's

 

peace and love dude!

 

... The reason I asked is the said he had most of the stuff he wanted to do... I thought there was to be something that wasn't originally on the list...

 

nah, just need to order control arm bushings, shocks, end links, and top hats.
Plus I need to buy a spring compressor and press.

 

I own these. Did 8 struts, have 10 fingers and 2 eyes left (pls wear eye protection while using them.

They are beefy. You can drive the bolts down w an impact gun or use a 1/2 inch ratchet and socket (my preferred method---more control). Most difficult part is keeping them opposite and upright at the start (as the spring is helical (duh).

OEM/MacPherson strut spring compressor 25550 at AutoZone.com

 

So, not sure if I told you guys yet.


Later this month I am more than likely going to Texas to work for 2-5 weeks. It is a 5 1/2 hour drive. Granted, I have taken Topanga to Houston a few times (5 hours away), but this time I will be there for an extended time to work.


Tomorrow I will be ordering KYB shocks (have struts already), moog sway bar bushings, Monroe all ceramic brakes ( I just did brakes 5k ago, but I don't like them), and KYB top hats.


Besides that obviously check all fluids to prepare her for the long trip. For now, I am going to keep her on the stock height, just because I don't know the roads out that way (I don't want to be bottoming out everywhere).


Plugs and air filter are new (under 5k).


I will add the OEM Saturn mud flaps I bought for her too.


Decided no go on the exhaust and intake. Shes my daily. No reason to make her loud and slow.

 

If you've never tried ceramic pads, don't ever.
They are great in concept but brutal on your rotors and have a decidedly fading feeling compared to regular semi metallic.

I tried them on one of the S cars with 2 new rotors up front. Took me a week to learn to brake sooner due to the fade. Took 10K to warp a rotor

Removed from car.

Always liked saturn s car pads. I suppose I could track them down as a gm part number, but it's not worth the premium $ to go oem on that, and the compound is likely different than in 2001.

 

Really?
When I got the car from my mom, she had full ceramic brakes on there. Last me almost 50k, no issues what so ever.
She swears buy em, and I loved them, too.
I have semi metallic on there now, and not really liking them. They squeak bad, and the braking isn't as precise.

 

maybe it has something to do with the weight distribution or difference in power brake boosters between the cars---dunno. Just relaying my nasty personal experience.

Others have had different experiences. I guess ultimately it depends on the specific application

 

I guess. I loved em. Mom loved em.
Couldve been the brand, too. Or maybe I just had a good set. Who knows.