How to Replace Your Shocks : How to Test Your Shocks

[88Hawk2]

Mine didn't bounce even when the shock was dead.

[oljohnboy]

man I like your videos but that is a lot of travel for a good shock. If mine bounced at all I would replace them..

[jettaaddiction]

LoL is all i have to say about that,

[GenesisXCS]

Go suck a dick, expertvillage. If they go up and down three times, then your shocks are fucked already. The shock absorbers should dampen all shock oscillation immediately. Once. Not three times. @ Joshxxt, for a smoother ride, you may want to get smaller 15, 17"? (get a tire with a big sidewall) and lighter (forged, etc) rims (lower unsprung weight) and also maybe moving to softer springs.  If the shocks aren't properly dampening the spring movement, then yes, replacement may be necessary

[joshxxt]

will replacing the shocks and struts on my 96 camaro with 135k make it a smoother ride?

[rush4ever1]

@joshxxt Yes. if you have never replaced them, you most likely will notice a huge difference.

[TCreatorO]

he never replaced the shocks, how come on the title it says"How to Replace Your Shocks" I hate it when people write misleading titles...

[johntrebec]

Try this on a fairly new car and it will only go up once, my family has an 05 and 07 both only move up once. I have a 95 with 180k it moves 3 times. If it does move up 2 or more times, take the shock off, put once end on the ground and fully compress it. Let go of the shock and if it decompresses smoothly it's still good. If it moves up slowly then quickly in short lengths and makes inconsistent noise as it moves up the shock is bad.

[josh666675]

mine move very little there stiffer the balls really shitty and when goig over a groovy road the thing in the rear end goes up and down like 3 times.

[kehwa]

@6d617474 simulate.

[MrAirshot]

shake the car and let it go

the car go down then up and stops thats good

if the car go down and up then one more time down the shocks are busted

[revampted]

what happen if they dont move at all

[mikixP]

they ar fucked up better dont drive it or u will die

[blackdubsociety]

EPIC FAIL!

[mikixP]

fak ya fagget

[blackdubsociety]

Love you too boo, I knew you liked it.

[virgotrouble]

I dont think it the shocks. It may be the drive shaft or som other link between the both wheels or it could be damps....

[rifleair]

maybe you have bad rim .if you remembering hit the rims hard  maybe this is the problem

[tripovermyego]

@69fordgreenmonster That might have been the wheels need balanced

[prabhatkaushik]

Thanx for the video.. but why did the camera move exactly when u were showing the rocking motion...cudnt see thw motion exactly..

Is the three times like 'up and down collectively' 3 times repeated?

When i rock my car like u showed and leave it when at the bottom, the body first moves up, then down, then again up then down a bit and rests as it shud.

[virgotrouble]

Between 2 to 4 and half are ok. less than 2 mean that shocks are seized or more than 4 and 1/2 means they are gone completely

[hsvmatt91]

@virgotrouble if they were siezed they wouldn't move at all. less than 2 is fine. Do you even understand how they work?

[kingofgc]

so simple ! and to think i used to think you needed a degree to understand shocks ha !