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| 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 |
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| redshift |
Feb 24 2005, 05:13 AM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Shocks.
2 inches? Come on! M |
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| MecGen |
Feb 24 2005, 05:55 AM
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8 Easy Steps Group: Members Posts: 848 Joined: 8-January 05 From: Laval, Canada Member No.: 3,421 |
Hello
The springs are the deciding factor for ride hieght, You mght have a stuck shock. Take one side appart and see Cheers Joe (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) |
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| groot |
Feb 24 2005, 06:18 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 894 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Probably a bent shaft on that shock..... Poor rear suspension design with regards to shock binding during suspension travel.....
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| Jeroen |
Feb 24 2005, 08:28 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
[hijack]
Hey Kevin, You mentioned this earlier. Do you think some kind of monoball setup for the rear top shock mount would fix this (like the ones Tangerine Racing sells) Or is the bottom mount causing problems as well? [/hijack] |
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| groot |
Feb 24 2005, 09:05 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 894 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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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 24 2005, 11:37 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,981 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Back on-topic--
Another possibility if you have aftermarket bushings on the rear trailing arms: The bushings are binding up, not letting the trailing arm swing up and down. Seen it on more than one car... --DD |
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