testing to see if shocks are still good.

[MustangEater8251]

i know the basic test for shcoks, push down and the car sohopuld rebound, and go back to the stock place in a timely fasshion.

my car received some sort of performance aftermarket shocks long itme back(dad got them when still his car)

I still have stock springs with 117k on them.

ont he front I can only push the front end down slightly, doesn;t move much and rebounds into place in a timely fashion.
now the rear shocks, push down pretty stiff, but they slowly rebound ont he way back up, not much bounce. i am more curious on the slow rebound time then anything else. what do you guys think, time for replacement? or leave them be?

[DominusEtDeusNatus]

Depends what kind of shocks you have. Decarbons don't last too long. 50K and they aren't so effective.

http://catalog.com/susq/shocks/shckeval.htm

I haven't really read it, but might help.

[V6Bob]

Slow rebound time is not a usual indication of worn out shocks. Worn out would rebound too fast.

Unless you think they're defective or, by design, just too stiff for the car, i would leave them be.

[ July 14, 2002: Message edited by: V6Bob ]</p>