So I was talking to my buddy about suspension and stuff, and he told me that riding on blown shocks is dangerous and would cause me to loose control of my car. Is he correct?

 

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Blown shocks won't properly damp the suspension motion, which certainly could lead to problems, including loss of control in an emergency.

That said, I drove my 1983 Cavalier with blown shocks for a few years without incident (broke college kid). Whether I was lucky, a good driver, or it doesn't really make all that much of a difference, I can't say. However, its such a small price to pay for the safety of my passengers, and my peace of mind, that I will never do it again if I can possibly afford it.

 

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He is correct.

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Not just in an emergency. When you have blown shocks, and you go over a bump, the wheel(s) will start hopping (bouncing). Now let's say that you're taking a turn, and you hit a bump.....then your wheels will start bouncing instead of sticking to the road, and straight you go (instead of where you intend to go). The severity of the danger will depend on how bad the shocks are, driving speeds, and the road surface.

 

Well, I don't know about you guys, but I haven't had any problem driving several cars with blown shocks for extended periods of time. It's not like when a shock blows out your suspension is gone, it just doesn't do it's job 100%. The springs are still there, and there is still SOME resistance from the shock. I've never even heard of this "wheel bouncing" thing, much less experienced it.

 

You will not feel the wheels bouncing form inside the car. The only thing you would feel is the car being loose when going over bumps. As for the wheel bouncing, I've seen it many times. From what I've noticed, the tire stays on the road, but is flexing a lot because the rim is moving up and down. I wouldn't want to be taking a turn with my wheels doing that.

 

Blown shocks = no VTEC. jk

Your car will dive under breaking, squat under acceleration, and roll during turning all excessively.

Additionally you will experience a bouncy ride.

Basically, your car will handle like it's going 100 mph when it's traveling at a fraction of the speed. In other words, you will lower it's limits.

Blown shocks FTL.

 

i never said that you're going to lose control of your car man. how did you interpret all that from what i said? get your words straight man

 

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Eh....did I miss something? That's your first post in this thread... How could he have misinterpreted something when there was never a "something" in the first place?

 

It's not the safest thing to do. And could potentially wined the car up in a gardrail if the cercumstances are right.

 

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oh, i forgot to mention that we go to the same school, i'm his "buddy"

 

you're not gonna lose control unless you're doing something stupid

 

Ah, ok, that clears things up. What was it you said then?