would blown rear shocks cause a suspension to 'bounce'?
07-15-2008, 07:39 AM
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would blown rear shocks cause a suspension to 'bounce'?
my rear penske shocks are leaking and i noticed on the highway when i'm driving, the car feels like a pogo-stick.. it bounces all over the place. i personally adjusted the shocks so i know that they are adjusted correctly (to startupracings recommended settings). is this typically how blown shocks would respond? or is this typical of an aggressive setup like this?
07-15-2008, 07:53 AM
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When my vw scirocco had bad rear shocks thats what it did. I almost wrecked it once before I fixed
it when I was coming around a turn on an off ramp. My rear tire hit a pot hole making my rear suspension bounce which caused me to lose traction in the rear and my *** end went out and it took everything I had not to wreck and gain control.
I would get it checked!
I would get it checked!
07-15-2008, 08:05 AM
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Penske said they will fix them for free..
just sux that i have to take them out. i didn't know if this 'bounce' could have anything to do with the ride height.. i went a touch lower than the recommended settings. i think it's the shocks though. i hit these 'waves' on the highway and my car is boucing like a dirty *****.
07-15-2008, 08:52 AM
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i'd put money on the shocks being blown, my bilsteins did the same thing..
if there is that much visible leaking, they are def blown. It will feel like a new car after you replace them.
07-15-2008, 09:03 AM
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the oil is definately visible on the outside of the shock..
there's not a ton of oil, but enough to raise concern. when i wipe my finger across the leaking shock area i have oil on my finger as if i did the same with the oil dipstick. i will replace the shocks and hopefully that fixes this bouncing pogo-stick issue.
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