shocks

[LFCJosh]

Just wondered how can you tell if your shocks are damamged?
i wouldnt know what to look for.
my car is lowered 40mm atm on standard shocks.
people say there shocks are leaking...
what should i be looking for when checking them?

cheers

 

[ForceIndia]

Fluid on the shocks. How many miles is the car on?

 

[LFCJosh]

alot.. 100,000 +

 

[Icarus]

Look for fluid leakage where the damper rod enters the damper body.

Worth noting that the rates will change with wear and tear anyway so damper dyno is the only accurate way to check if they are within tolerance.

Cheers
M

 

[dswarwick]

And worth noting that leaking shocks is an MOT failure...

 

[DrR]

Out of the two shocks i replaced on my 172 neither where leaking but both where fecked.

 

[mattjk]

And worth noting that leaking shocks is an MOT failure...

Unless they were lekaing real bad they wouldn't notice anyway, ussualy its when they push down on the corner they rebound funny or make a strange noise

 

[LFCJosh]

cheers ill check em out when its dry