I just ask my brother-in-law. He does this stuff for a living and is paid quite well for being car smart.
On 12/13/05, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How do you know when to replace the shocks? > > If it fails the traditional bounce test, they're bad. But they > may be somewhat bad long before that. I think that if you've got > 100-200kmi on them, they'd probably benefit from replacement! > > I replaced the original ones in the rear of our SDL, at something > like 180kmi, and I'm no longer sure exactly why. (I'm sure I was > chasing some symptom or another.) But I kept the old ones, as I > didn't really notice much difference with the new ones. Those old > used shocks were eventually put into the Chicken Wagon, replacing > the non-OEM Kyb's that were there, for a noticeable improvement. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
