[Chrysler300] a 300C thank you, and a shocker iquestion

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

1) Thank you to those who suggested tghe best/easiest way to remove the 
brake booster on a 300C -the answer was unbolt the 4 master cylinder 
securing nuts in engine bay, undo steel brake line off it and lift out 
master cylinder and then undo the upper 4 remaining that hold main mount 
plate that runs behind booster - then you can lift out the booster with the 
rear plate that also is/was behind the master cylinder. The only other 
things one removes before this are the vacuum reserve tank and it's two 
hoses.  Whole job only took about 20 minutes to remove, same to refit, with 
quick bleed of brakes just at master cylinder fitting.  The greater fun, 
more time, was changing the rubber bellows, and I used thick electrical wire 
to hold the big internal spring compressed while I refitted front cover.

2) My 300C now again prowls the streets of South Australia - gets the usual 
questions of is it a Studebaker, Thunderbird - you name it, but it now 
finally is due new front shocks - the question is is how good are the often 
suggested KYBs - are they just equivalent to originals or better?
And/or, is there a better known shock that is not silly money, or does not 
require major mods to fit.  I am about to fit a set of (I believe original) 
stiffer rear springs I have, and so if possible want the front as good as 
possible so I can see if I can get that rear end to hold in better on local 
race circuit which you can use if pay a few bucks on days where they have 
free times.  Christmas over here is summer, and so even if hot, it great 
300C weather - last nights monthly cruise seeing about 300 50s-60s cars and 
rods - only 1 300 (mine), and a 59 Plymouth, 69 Dodge R/T, few Cudas, etc.

Have a good week over there, still to see my first new Chrysler C on the 
street here, they released about 10 days ago - local reviews not bad, and 
near all saying glad ro see V8 rear drive Chrysler back in Australia since 
they pulled out over 25 years ago - sales target for Australia 1st year is 
1400  (our national population around 21 million)

Christopher in OZ




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