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shocks out, safe to drive? any effect on toe camber?

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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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Default shocks out, safe to drive? any effect on toe camber?

i am pretty sure my shocks are worn out, it makes the sound of bad brakes when i drive over a speed bump or a dip and when i press down on the hood with the car parked it makes the same sound.


is it safe to drive for a while on these? will it do anything to my camber or toe?

will my tires rub against the fenders?
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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I'm driving on mine and it's almost as loud as the radio.
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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you will kill your tires, and put undue stress on other components, like balljoints, and CV joints. Not to mention poor control of your car. get new shocks ASAP before you hurt your car, yourself, someone else, or all 3
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fizix_skate &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm driving on mine and it's almost as loud as the radio.</TD></TR></TABLE>Ok, now go get HIV and tell us about how you're still out ******* your gay ricer friends.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 02:20 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fizix_skate &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm driving on mine and it's almost as loud as the radio.</TD></TR></TABLE>

people like you cintribute to america's high accident rates.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 06:41 AM
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no it is not safe to drive on blown shocks.

at all.

ever.

period.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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how muhc to replace and where can i go to get them as cheap as possible
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by johneyou &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how muhc to replace and where can i go to get them as cheap as possible</TD></TR></TABLE>

buy a haynes manual and do it yourself, its not very hard. you can get a set of monroes at any auto parts store for about $150-200 they almost always have a buy 3 get 1 free deal going on.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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o yea and i was wondering how i can tell if they are blown or if they are leaking, and how bad condition they are in (i guess pretty bad cus of the noise)
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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Youll know there bad, when you hit bumps and you hear a bang or any other strange noise, or you noticed turning is strange, Things like that..

Also You can Replace Struts Your Self, But you wont Be able to replace the springs without a spring compressor,...

But other than that struts are very easy to replace,

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