There should be resistance on compression and rebound to full height. It
should take a bit of pressure to compress the shock, I guess how much is how
strong you are.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <roadster@rcn.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 6:11 PM
Subject: shock absorbers
> Hi,
>
> Fixing up things prior to leaving for Solvang. Had lots of wheel hop after
installing new tires due to a couple flats - 195/60 HR14's - and figured the
shop screwed up on the wheel balancing. I redid some of the weights and
moved the wheels around.
>
> While I was at it, figured I would swap out the shock absorbers. I
installed some KYB Gas-adjust shocks, and was surprised that they seemed to
add 1 or 2 inches of height to the roadster. The old shocks were KYB GR2's
and didn't seem to have much resistance. I had to precompress the Gas-adjust
shocks with a floor jack and duct-tape them at the right length in order to
mount them in the rear.
>
> I no longer have the wheel hop problem, and have a better ride.
>
> What's the consensus on shocks, and how do you tell if they're bad? As in,
if you can compress them by hand then they're bad?
>
> Fred Katz - So.SF
> http://www.badroc.com
> http://users.rcn.com/roadster
>
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