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pn0ymahalDec-23-01 04:10 AM
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#5255, "aftermarket springs & shocks gone bad?"




          

i have eibach pro kit springs, and tokicos non adjust, recently my car hits hard ( hurts ) every bump railroad you name it. my cousin has the same exact setup on his eclipse fwd gs and his car does not hurt/ hit like mine? could my shocks have gone bad already? also i have a custom sound system in my trunk in the wheel spare place etc could the extra weight effect this?... what could it be?
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espilcEGSDec-23-01 10:39 AM
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#5256, "RE: aftermarket springs & shocks gone bad?"
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Go to carreview.com and look under suspension for Tokico Premium Performance Shocks. There are a few guys in there that have had problems with them being blown/leaking.

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koolade9Dec-23-01 04:33 PM
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#5257, "RE: aftermarket springs & shocks gone bad?"
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the excess weight could do it, but it has to be pretty substaintial. I'd say it sounds like more of a defect. are they under warrenty?

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pn0ymahalDec-23-01 05:42 PM
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#5258, "RE: aftermarket springs & shocks gone bad?"
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tokicos are sopose to be lifetime... im thinking about buying new shocks to go along with my eibach pro kit springs but not sure what is really good.
michael

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#5259, "RE: aftermarket springs & shocks gone bad?"
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I doubt they're bad. Depending on how low you are/what size bump you're hitting, you may just be hitting your bumpstops. Is the ride really bouncy, or is it really stiff? Were your bumpstops cut when the strut install was done?

Easy way to tell if you have a bad strut it to physically try to "bounce" the car with your hands. If it settles almost immediatly when you let go, you're probably just hitting the bumpstops. If it continues to bounce for a second before settling, you're on bad struts.

Bad strut = bouncy ride.

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