Pretty Sure My Shocks Are Blown...
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Pretty Sure My Shocks Are Blown...
I installed my 3 inch lift from Zone offroad back in october. The lift came with 4 hydroulic shocks. I went wheeling the other day and also took some really bumpy dirt roads to get back there. I noticed today at a stoplight that when I slammed on the brakes, the front end would bounce a couple times. Did I blow something? That's really not normal for 3 month old shocks right? If they are in fact blown or worn out, what should I get as a replacement? I want something that will stand up to the same kind of abuse. Maybe Remote Resivour gas shocks?
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I installed my 3 inch lift from Zone offroad back in october. The lift came with 4 hydroulic shocks. I went wheeling the other day and also took some really bumpy dirt roads to get back there. I noticed today at a stoplight that when I slammed on the brakes, the front end would bounce a couple times. Did I blow something? That's really not normal for 3 month old shocks right? If they are in fact blown or worn out, what should I get as a replacement? I want something that will stand up to the same kind of abuse. Maybe Remote Resivour gas shocks?
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Nothing noticible... I have taken my XJ through a "whoop section" at about 45 mph and I have jumped it 2 or 3 feet in the air before too. So i'm guessing they couldn't handle the abuse?
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Originally Posted by 1996XJSport
Nothing noticible... I have taken my XJ through a "whoop section" at about 45 mph and I have jumped it 2 or 3 feet in the air before too. So i'm guessing they couldn't handle the abuse?
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Originally Posted by OOdynamite
Thats an enormous amount of stress on the shocks, so it's possible they broke because of the jumps.
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if your going jeep speed/pre runner I'd spend some time with a welder and put in some shock towers as a few more jumps and your shocks might make a nice little hole in the paper thin sheet metal up front
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I don't hit anything as huge as what's on the actual jeepspeed courses, but I definitely will be reinforcing the stock shock tower location.
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