chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
ok ive lowered me car today by 50mm and it just doesent seem right. every like bump or pot hole in the road if my left tire goes over it then all u here is a massive bang like youve buckled your alloys but then the drivers side is fine. can any 1 explain this 2 me because its really annoyin
|
flybikeslee
Member
Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
what shocks you using?
|
fir3vip3r
Member
Registered: 14th Jun 06
Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
User status: Offline
|
stop driving over potholes?
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
i dont no i brought them as a 30 set off sum 1 and one seems to work but the otha just seem like' sod that bump cant b botherd'
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
its just like cracks in the road aswel and you cant avoid them all
|
richc
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by chunk89
i dont no i brought them as a 30 set off sum 1 and one seems to work but the otha just seem like' sod that bump cant b botherd'
They are stiff now so there are no going to bounce like use standard ones, they are going to stay pretty much the same causing the 'crashing' effect into holes and bumps!
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
so basically theres nothin i can do about it?
|
flybikeslee
Member
Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
better shocks
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
is there any chance the shock has not bin put back on properly? so thats why one side works and the other well doesent?
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
?????
|
flybikeslee
Member
Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
wouldn't have thought you can put a shock on wrong tbh...
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
but i dont get why one works and the otha dont?
|
flybikeslee
Member
Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
ones fucked....
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
but worked fine b4. so many question not enough answers reali lol
|
corsa_godfather
Member
Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
User status: Offline
|
the shock absorber may be knackered and not 'absorbing' the bump
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
do you reckon i could just use a standard shock and it wouldnt effect the height?
|
flybikeslee
Member
Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
depends what the ones on it are though....may just be standard ones, so in that case wouldn't make a dif...
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
ok thanks for your help. my next question lol bet ur sick of me. got a set of wind deflectors and when i put them on its hard to wind me window up or down and it pulls my passenger window off the run like so it has to be pushed back on. any one no why?
|
chunk89
Member
Registered: 16th May 07
Location: Huddersfield
User status: Offline
|
or am i at a dead end with that one?
|
swedge
Member
Registered: 3rd Sep 07
Location: Hawick,scotland drives: 1.4 sri corsa
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by chunk89
i dont no i brought them as a 30 set off sum 1 and one seems to work but the otha just seem like' sod that bump cant b botherd'
BOUGHT
|