someone went right thru the options list on this one..

[foggyjames]

I know mine had new shocks not all that long ago, but if they've not been done for a while they start to get veeeery floaty. Al's black GLT was damn scary - on the originals at 145k!!

cheers

James

[SteveP]

if they've not been done for a while they start to get veeeery floaty.

I think mine is at that stage.. original shocks as far as I'm aware! Foggy, how does yours compare with relatively new shocks?

[foggyjames]

Well....what I mean is that they're not the originals, and I remember them being replaced! If they are original at this kinda mileage, you'd probably seriously know about it with such a heavy car - Als would supposedly rock from side to side above 90mph!

I'm fairly happy with my handling given that its stock, and the 'lazy' non-injection setup. From memory the difference with new shocks was huge.

cheers

James

[jtbo]

Push your cars front corner down and let it rise, how many bumps until it settles down?

I have 3 or 4 bumps. Shocks with unknown mileage.

Rear just rises up, no bumps at all. Rather new shocks, maybe 3000-5000km with them.

[SteveP]

Mine doesn't bump as much as that.. I think I might be being a little unfair, my last car had very recent shocks on it.

Think I will invest in some new shocks at some point.. but for the choice I'm unsure about at the moment.

[foggyjames]

Bump the corner a few times to build some momentum up, then release. It should go down, up, stop. Any more and its new shocks time!

cheers

James

[jtbo]

Bump the corner a few times to build some momentum up, then release. It should go down, up, stop. Any more and its new shocks time!

cheers

James

I'm too scared to do that, it will never stop jumpin up and down then

Get some nice Konis?