I suppose you could have binding shocks, one easy way to tell is to undo
the nuts on the bottom and jack the car up and see if the springs drop
and leave the shocks behind. Another possibility is you have comp
springs, which are virtually flat when unloaded. Stock springs have
quite an arch compared to the comp springs.
Quoting Marc&Heidi <mtyler@hctc.net>:
> Your post sent me out to look at my car. There is suspension travel
> on
> the right rear, but none that I can see n the left. I jacked the car
> up, and the left side (shock?) seemed to be binding, hung there, and
> finally let go with a squeak or groan. could I have a seized or
> binding shock? KYB gas-a-just about 10-13 ys old... practically new
> .
>
> -Marc
> On Mar 18, 2004, at 3:18 PM, Tomet9@aol.com wrote:
>
> > . Today, in search for the answer I jacked up the rear end and in
> doing
> > so noticed that there is practically no give to the suspension. Is
> this
> > normal? What I mean is that the spring seems so stiff and flat that
> > soon as the
> > body is lifting off the floor the tires follow with it. I know
> these
> > cars are
> > rough riding to begin with but could it be that what I'm hearing is
> > the bouncing
> > of the tires off the pavement when I hit bumps?
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