| Author | Message | ||
| Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Member Username: Rexrcr Post Number: 767 Registered: 11-2002 |
If the car rides like a rock, no compliance, they're seized. If the car wallows, dives on braking, floats or bounces, or has funky driving dynamics, you may have one or more worn out dampers. Otherwise, the easy test is to push very firmly on each bumper, down hard with your body weight, and see how the chassis reacts to this input. If it comes back up swiftly to normal ride height and no more, all is good. If you can't push it down even an inch, possible seizure. If it bounces back up and down and up and then to ride height (two oscillations or more), worn dampers. Replace or rebuild. Best regards, Rob | ||
| JRV (Jrvall)
Intermediate Member Username: Jrvall Post Number: 2162 Registered: 11-2002 |
On the age question. I let most car parts leave home when they're old enough to vote. But in todays day & age it might be OK to let them leave when they're old enough to drink. {  } | ||
| TOM BUCKLEY (Tom_b)
New member Username: Tom_b Post Number: 34 Registered: 6-2003 |
I realize that i'm asking for subjective opinions in a technical forum but here goes. My 88 Mondial has 70,000 miles on it and the original shocks. Ferraris are so stiffly sprung it's impossible to "feel" if they're OK. I can't see any leaks. I have a set of new ones but would rather save them until needed. I know that the definitive method is to pull them out and have them mapped on a shock dyno . I'm not going to do that because if I go thru the trouble of taking them out i'll just put the new ones in. Any opinions on changing shocks based on mileage or age ? Thanks. Tom |