Shocking revelation!
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Shocking revelation!
It's about shocks!
My rears went away in 27,000 miles. These are/were Billsteins!
Found the rear end to be "dancing around" in corners and really out of control on bumpy turns.
Pulled the shocks today and found that I could push them down with one hand and stop the upward return easily!
Just a warning y'all, no sign of oil leaking or any damage
Thought 27, 000 is a little low for shocks to go, but...!
My rears went away in 27,000 miles. These are/were Billsteins!
Found the rear end to be "dancing around" in corners and really out of control on bumpy turns.
Pulled the shocks today and found that I could push them down with one hand and stop the upward return easily!
Just a warning y'all, no sign of oil leaking or any damage
Thought 27, 000 is a little low for shocks to go, but...!
Melting Slicks
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Re: Shocking revelation! (jackdaroofer)
With my 96 Z51 shocks I can't push the shock down without using the floor as a base, but I can stop the upward return easily. I know they say 100K miles, but yours are over 15 years old, that's a long time for seals and the like. Time for some HALs.
Eric
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Re: Shocking revelation! (silver & red CE)
With my 96 Z51 shocks I can't push the shock down without using the floor as a base, but I can stop the upward return easily. I know they say 100K miles, but yours are over 15 years old, that's a long time for seals and the like. Time for some HALs.
Eric
Eric
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Re: Shocking revelation! (jackdaroofer)
My shocks were less than 4 years old :confused: :rolleyes:
Eric
