Overhauling Suspension in a Giulia Super

[LaStregaNera]

Failure through wear -> not a tensile strength issue, but lack of thread lubrication and possibly thread quality (formed threads vs cut threads). Use a high-stress grease and a coarse thread and you'll get more joy for less $$.

Higher tensile strength materials resist wear better than mild steel, especially galling type failures.

[aggie57]

Interesting read for we amateurs:

http://www.fastenal.com/content/documents/FastenalTechnicalReferenceGuide.pdf

[1750GTV]

I did both the front and rear suspensions on my GTV about 18 months ago - very well worth the effort.

I guess by now you are finished but see http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?topic=7789.0 for photos of the spring removal. I used standard tensile threads and ditched them when I'd finished.

Chris