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06-17-2007, 06:46 PM
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I think I blew a shock
the looked a little off last week but it wasn't bad
i thought it was just the angle i was looking at it as i had parked w/ the wheels turned etc
and then i was wondering why i felt every nook & cranny on 287 the past 2 days
Normal [driver's]
Bad [pass.]
Rear view
Suggestions for new ones? how much is replacement [of both] going to cost me?
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06-17-2007, 07:13 PM
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Unless it is physically broken, a shock should not normally impact ride height. There might be something else up.
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06-17-2007, 07:22 PM
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you have another problem shocks will not impact ride height espically at rest
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06-17-2007, 07:34 PM
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it depends, if it is a gas charged shock the ride height will show a little bit at rest. not usually as much as shows in the picture, but 1/2" isn't unusual to see it go down when running good off the shelf shocks.
the biggest thing you can tell when riding is that the car won't get over hitting a bump fora while. just push down on the corner in question, if it keeps bouncing up and down after you let go, it is likely a bad shock.
while riding if you take a corner hard and lean the car onto a bad shock it will sort of dump down fast adn stop abruptly on that corner and then stand up really fast on the spring again when you straighten out.
i used to bust up shocks on my 91 RS when i autocrossed it a lot. it is really obvious in the handling if the shock is totally gone.
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06-17-2007, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
it depends, if it is a gas charged shock the ride height will show a little bit at rest. not usually as much as shows in the picture, but 1/2" isn't unusual to see it go down when running good off the shelf shocks.
the biggest thing you can tell when riding is that the car won't get over hitting a bump fora while.
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what would it be then? a spring?
i felt every single bump on 287 going to and from my brother's place
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06-17-2007, 11:41 PM
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Are they still the stock shocks? If so, you are probably due anyway.
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06-18-2007, 06:38 AM
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could be springs or you cous have bent or broken something in the suspension, it really needs to be checked out thoroughly to be sure
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06-18-2007, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JSPERFORMANCE
could be springs or you cous have bent or broken something in the suspension, it really needs to be checked out thoroughly to be sure
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anyone up north able to come take a look?
i was going to jack it up today to just take a general survey but got busy and sidetracked
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06-18-2007, 08:39 PM
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Are they still the stock shocks? If so, you are probably due anyway.
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No they are not...they are Lakewoods with about 1500 miles on them (well when i sold the car that is)
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06-18-2007, 08:42 PM
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No they are not...they are Lakewoods with about 1500 miles on them (well when i sold the car that is)
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i've only put like 200 miles on it tops
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06-18-2007, 08:48 PM
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yeah I didnt put many miles on them at all after i installed them.
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06-18-2007, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Knipps
anyone up north able to come take a look?
i was going to jack it up today to just take a general survey but got busy and sidetracked
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tomorrow afternoon (if i dont go to work again), or weds during the day work??? weds is probably better
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06-18-2007, 10:38 PM
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tomorrow afternoon (if i dont go to work again), or weds during the day work??? weds is probably better
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let me know, i'm free most of the day and make my own hours at work anyway
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06-18-2007, 10:45 PM
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thats weird. did you go underneath and check if anything is amiss?
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06-18-2007, 10:46 PM
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thats weird. did you go underneath and check if anything is amiss?
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nothing is hanging down but i haven't had a chance to jack it up
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06-19-2007, 12:40 AM
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I think I blew a shock
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you must have gotten really drunk that night...
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