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17822, blown struts????
Posted by mitsuman297, May-19-03 10:05 PM
this may seem like a stupid question but i'm curious. How do i know if my struts are blown? Thanx
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17823, RE: blown struts????
Posted by ohalbert, May-19-03 10:40 PM
Bouncy...I can make my car bounce on its springs pushing down with my hands, or maybe its because of my lowering springs combined with blown struts.
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17847, RE: blown struts????
Posted by Doug96GS, May-20-03 06:47 PM
Yup blown shocks = bouncy.
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17852, RE: blown struts????
Posted by shuwa29, May-20-03 11:14 PM
you can push down on the car and if it doesn't settle to a dead stop by 3 motions (for the rear) they're gone. as for the fronts, since they carry alot more weight on them, engine, tranny, etc...they tend to not cause as big of a problem in the "bouncy" area. but you will have alot more body roll.
later
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17853, RE: blown struts????
Posted by mitsuman297, May-21-03 06:54 AM
alright,thanx guys. Time to get new ones now. Going for the toxico hp's.
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17855, RE: blown struts????
Posted by Doug96GS, May-21-03 08:23 AM
>alright,thanx guys. Time to get new ones now. Going for the
>toxico hp's.
Good choice.
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17905, RE: blown struts????
Posted by XtremeRS, May-22-03 03:29 PM
Yeah, a quick test is to get by one corner of the car, and push down hard on the car, then let it come back up. You got to push it down, then let it go quickly. If it comes back up, then goes down again, then the stuts are on the way out. It should just come back up once, then stay there, no bounce.
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17908, RE: blown struts????
Posted by KLIPZ22, May-22-03 06:32 PM
I lowered my car about a year ago my rear struts are blown but the front ones are ok , shouldnt the front ones be the first ones to go ????
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17917, RE: blown struts????
Posted by The1Bill, May-22-03 11:52 PM
Like driving a pogo stick.
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