Gday Dan, Id say its the springs, because they produce a force proportional to how much they are pushed down by the weight in the back, but the shocks only provide a force proportional to how quickly they compress or rebound.
Andrew On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, dan wrote: > > Sounds like the shocks are worn, the std spring rates are quite soft in > most Datsuns and without shocks supporting them well sag pretty badly. > Rick White wrote:I would be getting the rear springs reset mate. > > By the sound of it they are shot. > Later. > Rick White. > --- "Paul Stanley" > wrote: > >I regularly fill the back of my 200B up with newspapers and pamphlets, > >probably around 200kg worth in the boot and the back seat. This lowers the > >rear down to the bump stops which cant be good. It would lead me to believe > >that I am either putting stupid amounts of weight in the back, or that > >something is worn out in my suspension. I have noticed that the right side > >of the back sits slightly lower then the left. Is that a sign that the > >shocks are gone? How else could I tell if the shocks are no good? I think > >they are blue Monroe shocks dated 1994. > > > > > >From: Paul Stanley > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > _____________________________________________________________ > Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] w/No Ads, 6MB, >POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more > faith.yahoo.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
