Mike,
Does this make sense in relationship to the bounce test?
Does the rebounding to full height apply only to gas shocks?
I was trying to figure out if my Konis needed servicing and when I took
them out, they resisted movement in both directions, but did not rebound
to full height.
Dana
datsunmike wrote:
> There should be resistance on compression and rebound to full height. It
> should take a bit of pressure to compress the shock, I guess how much is how
> strong you are.
>
> Mike
>
>
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> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 6:11 PM
> Subject: shock absorbers
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Fixing up things prior to leaving for Solvang. Had lots of wheel hop after
>
> installing new tires due to a couple flats - 195/60 HR14's - and figured the
> shop screwed up on the wheel balancing. I redid some of the weights and
> moved the wheels around.
>
>> While I was at it, figured I would swap out the shock absorbers. I
>
> installed some KYB Gas-adjust shocks, and was surprised that they seemed to
> add 1 or 2 inches of height to the roadster. The old shocks were KYB GR2's
> and didn't seem to have much resistance. I had to precompress the Gas-adjust
> shocks with a floor jack and duct-tape them at the right length in order to
> mount them in the rear.
>
>> I no longer have the wheel hop problem, and have a better ride.
>>
>> What's the consensus on shocks, and how do you tell if they're bad? As in,
>
> if you can compress them by hand then they're bad?
>
>> Fred Katz - So.SF
>> http://www.badroc.com
>> http://users.rcn.com/roadster
>>
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