None of them have worked for a while anyway…
ETA:
I think it’s broke.
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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The last I knew, (admittedly decades ago) shocks weren’t all that expensive and are a possible home mechanic job.
Oh, I can replace shock absorbers. I’ve fallen a long way from my ASE Master days but I can still find a way to replace shock absorbers.
Right at the moment, though, I’m informed I have a bit more than $150 in the bank, which is a bit less than I need for this month’s glaucoma meds – which I really need to buy. I won’t be buying any food this month, instead living off what I have stored.
“Not all that expensive” becomes a subjective term as you slide far enough down the socioeconomic ladder. 🙂
As I recall, removal of the old ones can be the biggest hassle in shock replacement, but it looks like the job is half accomplished in this case, and at the upper connection which can be the worse one at that.
ETA: Nevermind! 😉
Actually I still have to remove the upper part. Hoping I can get the bolts out without stripping anything, they’re kind of soaking in WD-40 at the moment.
Could be worse, my personal parts are falling off. 🙂
Did they get all rusty first?
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Shoot – gimme the year of that jeep wanker erm, I mean Wrangler and I will scare up a pair for you. Of course you are going to have to drive slow until they arrive and then get out to the mail drop.
I am guessing rear shocks from the photo.
Or do you need all 4?
Thanks terrapod, but somebody else made the same offer a few months ago. Subsequent events suggest I shouldn’t have waited for delivery. I’ll just get some from Carquest as I can.
Great that you have a solution in the wings.
No worries, As an unreformed car nut spend a lot of time in my shop fixing beaters (2 daily drivers, 2 future restoration projects, 3rd driveable is up for sale and now a third restoration unit acquired where the price at auction was simply so low I could not resist). Nothing in my barn has less that 150K miles on it, some pushing 240K. On occasion i do ask myself if I should dump all and get one new car, but then what would i do with my time?