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I recently put in Neupeed Sports and when they did the install, they showed me my front passenger side shock was blown. Now when I drive around, the suspension makes a loud noise when I hit harsh bumps. I know this is normal from what I've read so far.

My question is: OTHER than the loud noises (I can live with that), am I taking any risks by driving around on 1 blown shock? Like, will anything else break because of this?

Debating whether or not getting Konis right now on credit (bad) or wait til next year when I actually have the money (better).

Thanks!

 
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well...driving on a blown shock is never a good thing. but i dont think a blown shock would cause anything else to break. but if you're debating whether to get them now or a YEAR later?????? i'd say now or anytime in the near future...don't drive around with a blown shock for a year.

 
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was the liquid out of the shocks?if not its not blown, my 2 front strut are nto blown but it make horrible noises and very bumpy ride, but its still not blown, dunno y

 
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Yup all the liquid was drained out and the shock didn't have any pressure to rebound. It just stayed at the bottom when I pushed it down.

I get the horrible noises as well, and it just sounds like something's gonna break when I go over potholes on that one shock...that's why I wanted to make sure it's ok to drive around like this.

Snort2001: If nothing's gonna break, why do you say that I should get the Konis soon? I can deal with the harshness...of course I WANT to get them, but don't want to go into debt again!

More opinions please!

 
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you should get new shocks if the liquid is all drained out, otherwise u might damage the control arm and related parts cuz theres no rebounce and u putting all the pressure on them, someone correct me if im wrong, damn, u should have wait to install the springs and bring back to honda for warranty

 
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u can drive for a SHORT period of time but not for long, i can feel mine is almost gone, both sides make wired noise and super bumpy ride, and the passanger front have no rebounce at all, but the liquid still there, thats wierd, looking for a set of kw or tein before winter

 
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Well, if this control arm is in danger of being damaged, I should really bite the bullet and get myself some Konis then.

Yeah I would have went back for the warranty, but I didn't even know the shock was blown...there was no difference in ride quality that I could tell, so I think it has been blown out for a while.

I'm going to check around for prices on a set right now. Any advice? Good shops in GTA?

 
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after i dropped 2 in on my 215/40/r17 i don't know if the wheel hitting the fender or my shock was blown. how can u tell if a shock has blown. i just drop mine for like a week.

 
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For me, my shock blew out before I ever changed the springs; I actually only found out it was blown when I changed the springs.

If it's blown, you'll notice a lot of dirt & sand all over the suspension assembly because it would all stick to the liquid that has leaked out.

The only differences I notice now is when I go over deep potholes quickly, my suspension bottoms out on that side, making a loud disturbing noise when it hits the bumpstop (at least I HOPE it's the bumpstop and not the control arm or something else bad :P)

 
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thats the bumpstop hitting. having one blown strut up front can make your car unstable in turns and especially at high speeds 55+ Bite the bullet and get a set of Konis you will be much happier and safer afterwards.

 
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why not just get it replaced by honda

 
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I would, but it's not covered by warranty because I have aftermarket springs installed. I know the springs didn't cause the shock to blow, but my dealer is usually pretty strict about this stuff. I was planning to get shocks sooner or later anyway, so I don't want to be bothered to change to OEM, then to aftermarket again right afterwards.

Either way, I plan on driving this winter on the blown shock, save money, and switch to Konis (or Tokicos, if they're out then) first thing in the spring. I figure with the snow and shiat on the ground, the effect of a blown shock will be dampened...plus I won't be driving very quickly anyway.