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Jan 18, 2007

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Hey, I am new with suspension and I was wondering. How do you know if your shocks are blown? Any weird sounds to listen for?

Jan 18, 2007

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yeah, you'll know if they are blown- they make a weird noise, kinda like a banging- i dunno how to describe it kuz mine havent blown yet... i'm flirting with death as you know.

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Plus your car will bounce a lot. The shock helps dampen the action of the springs and if the shocks are gone then the car will bounce up and down freely.

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well the problem is, the car doesn't bounce. Its stiffer than when my ***** gets hard. but when i slow down that sh*t makes this f'd up sound.

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Maybe they are so far gone and the springs have sagged so bad that you are setting on the bump stops.

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Well i am for sure getting the Tokico blues soon

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It sounds like the wheel is gonna fall off, and the housing is typically covered in the oil that once was in the shock.

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everything seems fine until i try to stop then the noise kicks in from the rear.

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look at the brakes.
Suspensions make noise on bumps, brakes make noise when you stop.

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lol^^^^

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thanks, I'll check it out. I figured it could have been the drums in the back. Maybe i should think about doing a rear disc conversion huh?

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thanks, I'll check it out. I figured it could have been the drums in the back. Maybe i should think about doing a rear disc conversion huh?

thats what i want to do just looking for the parts....any good ideas where to find them

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well i went online to check to see if there are parts at junkyards, but haven't come up with anything yet. People said to go to ephatch.com, but i dont know where to go on the site to find those parts.

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I cant believe your ***** made it into this tread.

For the disc.. its going to cost you some bucks (maybe 500 or more), and its probably not a good investment unless you got some more power that you'll be needing to stop (boost or swap).