Ok guys, I just installed the new Boge shocks purchased from a fellow Pelican last night. I had to try a quick jaunt up to speed for comparison this morning.

It felt much better this time (no death grip req'd this time). The old inserts I removed were the kind that were working in an oil bath inside the strut housing, so I think they were original. I did not think that they were bad though as suprisingly, the rod still had nice damping in both directions when pushing/pulling by hand. Well none the less, I drained the oil and installed the new Boge sealed strut inserts and low and behold I could feel a difference in ride.

Thanks for all the input guys.

(by the way my owners manual and a chart in Bruce Anderson's book
show that my speed vs rpm appear to be correct for my '79 SC)
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