| Re: new Bilsteins on my '91 |
Subject: Re: new Bilsteins on my '91 by BillH on 2010/11/27 14:17:01 Quote:
Most guys don't. And the percentage of shot shocks on the street is very high. It certainly doesn't hurt to do the bathroom scale thing but, it doesn't tell you a lot. When pushing them in by hand you're only working the low speed circuit in the shock, moving oil thru the orifices, simulating slight body roll. The high speed circuit in the shock is active when you hit those small bumps. Oil is deforming and passing thru the shim stack. And you can't simulate it without a shock dyno. The time for the shock to return form being compressed is controlled by the nitrogen pressure. It will eventually leak past the seals thus the return is slower even though the shock has free movement because of the worn seals. At least GM put decent shocks on the C4's to start with. |
