bouncing down the road
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bouncing down the road
One thing that I'm finding a bit weird is the car bouncing 3 or 4 times after going over a bump or dip in the road.
It has standard front damper, and standard spec (i think) dampers on the rear which are fairly new. Monroe is the make if I remember rightly.
But the car is lowered in weitec springs.
Anything I can do about it?
Would a set of spax etc dampers sort this out?
Chadders
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Or whole car?
If it the rear more and the rear shocks are new and the front are old that may just be why.
Also take you front shocks out of their inserts and check they havnt leaked out.
Could just the aftermarket springs. Some just cause unwanted effects.
I have known it to be a common prob with cars with only springs changed that they develop a bouncing. Seen it happen on a mates polo and a mk3 as well but that's just an observation of mine.
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Another alternative of course is to fit some standard height springs and keep the shocks and bump-stops you have, assuming they're not actually leaking.
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It feels Asif the front is bouncing a bit more than the back, but ill check again when I drive it this weekend.
Will look into uprated dampers and those bump stops!
Thanks
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I got some similar shocks to the ones you posted up. Mine were from Venom Motorsport (G-Max, similar price). Still doing the trick a few years down the line. I think as long what you get is gas assisted and have lower pistons you should be ok. This is just from my experiences of course. The ride will be firm and what I call 'choppy' (the price you pay for being lower) but not bouncy bouncy after the bumps anymore. Don't forget you're supposed to get the tracking adjusted after changing any front suspension component, and the camber too (first).
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Drove the car again yesterday, didnt seem as bad as I remembered, but it was on very different roads.
However, when it did do it, it did seem to be the front end much more. so will do the front first and see how I go.
thanks again
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