rear shock failure or spring failure?, or both?!?!?! |
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rear shock failure or spring failure?, or both?!?!?! |
opera guy |
Feb 24 2005, 01:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 337 Joined: 28-June 04 From: upland, ca Member No.: 2,268 |
i have a question regarding rear spring/shock.
after i park my car, i get out, and pull up on the rear wheel well, the body will come up about 2 inches, and stay up there, until i push it down, or sit back in the car. is this a case of faulty springs, or faulty shocks? both? should i stick a chopstick in the rear strut somehow and find out? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) thanks in advance |
groot |
Feb 24 2005, 09:05 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Hyjack reply....
Personally I think one needs to create additional degrees of freedom at the bottom first. If you only do it at the top, there still is a bending moment on the shock and you're asking that rubber bushing at the bottom to accomodate the misalignment, creating a bending moment. Ideally, one would replace the bottom bushing with a spherical bearing. A bearing at the top is a good idea, too. I feel pretty strongly about this modification and it's importance in the grand scheme of getting a suspension to do its thing. |
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