bounce bounce
10-11-2004, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
but they were so stiff i could barely get em bouncing, and once i did, they stopped almost instantly....it still drives really floaty...
10-11-2004, 06:33 PM
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I had a similar problem on 2 of my cars. My 90 Olds Cutlass Supreme SL and the 90 SSE. When you drive the car it passes the bounce test with flying colors but when you drive it feels like a BOAT. I replaced my front shocks in both cases and problem was solved. I find that sometimes the shocks still do their job but do get softer with age.
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10-11-2004, 06:40 PM
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Looks like you have a good excuse to drop the car a little bit and give put some performance shocks in. I mean, if you're gonna replace, might as well do it all whileyour there, right?
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Originally Posted by sse1990
I had a similar problem on 2 of my cars. My 90 Olds Cutlass Supreme SL and the 90 SSE. When you drive the car it passes the bounce test with flying colors but when you drive it feels like a BOAT. I replaced my front shocks in both cases and problem was solved. I find that sometimes the shocks still do their job but do get softer with age.
That is just my from experience.
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10-11-2004, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Damemorder
That'* because the weight transfer of braking and cornering is more than a mere human can bounce into it. The bounce test is only really good for seeing if they're close to good.
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10-11-2004, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Damemorder
That'* because the weight transfer of braking and cornering is more than a mere human can bounce into it. The bounce test is only really good for seeing if they're close to good.
.-justin
10-11-2004, 08:14 PM
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I tend to take speed bumps a lot slower now that i have my bonnie. I care for it too much to go anything over 5 on a speed bump in that thing. I used to drive my dads suburban all around town. Thats a change from a suburban to a bonnie. Talk about difference in ride quality.
10-11-2004, 08:35 PM
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yeah, my dad'* suburban takes quite a beating.. he gets 16mph whether he'* got a pillow in the back, or towing a 12,000lb trailer. Its amazing, I like driving it, but it'* steering is really loose, and makes it pretty hard to drive in town, where you need to be exact with your steering.
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10-11-2004, 09:29 PM
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Do the ELC trick and drive around for 5 minutes. If the front end seams to be bounce happy, you just might start looking for some nice KYB'*.
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