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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 02:40 PM
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The title says it all!!!!
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 03:28 PM
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really bouncy ride.

In my limited experience, you will know something is wrong, it isnt something you can overlook for very long.

Car starts to ride like a cadillac, but not in a good way.
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 04:07 PM
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bouncy ride or best bet; oil leaking from the shocks.
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 04:11 PM
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when you see gunk like this:

which is almost exactly how mine are looking right now. Konis go on tomorrow.
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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DAYAMMMM replace those **** already
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 04:54 PM
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Yeah those have more oil on the outside than they do on the inside from the looks of it! OUCH!
Once you have the Konis on there you will be a happy camper! I have them and I love them.
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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For the record, this pic isn't of my car....just saying that mine look like that, in case the owner of the pic happens to come across this.

Yes, for tomorrow, I can not wait.
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 12:19 PM
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Thanks !!!
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 03:10 PM
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u can bounce your car off the ground by pushing on it..lol...happened to a customer at my shop once..
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 03:38 PM
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well, i think my shocks are bad too.. i dont see oil.. but my ride is sooooo hard!
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 07:17 PM
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holy **** you let them get that bad...arent you supposed to check that kind of thing every 25,000 miles. geeez
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 07:21 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wm5holla &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well, i think my shocks are bad too.. i dont see oil.. but my ride is sooooo hard!</TD></TR></TABLE>you got it backwards. when the ride is BOUNCY, then they are gone. when they are stiff, its a good thing.
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 11:30 PM
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with the 450lb springs, they got softer after replacing the KYBs with Konis that have a higher tolerance for these springs. The KYBs were being asked to do a task that it just coudlnt' handle...that's why they puked.
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