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07-25-2013, 07:20 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Question about rear shocks on DS
Ok so I'm taking off my leaf springs in preparation to install my Jakes 6" a-arm lift. I noticed after I got my rear leaf spring out the shocks can be pulled up and down without them bouncing back. I was always under impression a shock works like a spring it stretches down and pulls up. These guys you pull on it and it goes down and stays down until you manually push it back up. Is this normal or are my shocks shot??
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07-25-2013, 07:35 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Question about rear shocks on DS
Just the opposite, shocks push out rather than pull in... I've never have seen a new shock for a golf cart and mine are doing same as yours but I'm sure mine are factory shocks
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07-25-2013, 07:36 PM | #3 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Question about rear shocks on DS
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07-25-2013, 07:53 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Question about rear shocks on DS
Yeah there is some resessistence pushing or pulling on them but like I said there is no kind of spring action it doesn't push or pull on its own. You move it up and down and it stays in that spot where you stop moving it. I guess perhaps that's what the leaf spring does.
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07-25-2013, 08:04 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Question about rear shocks on DS
Shocks keep the springs/tires from bouncing continuously, not just when you drive over bumps, keeping the tire in constant contact with the driving surface. They are not springs, themselves, just dampeners, as CartTrader stated.
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07-25-2013, 08:11 PM | #6 |
Cave Dweller
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Re: Question about rear shocks on DS
I would say that they are shot , my old ones were like that . the new ones I put in my ds have some resistance to them, you push them up they come back down.
here is my thread with pics and info on the shocks I replaced with http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...000-cc-ds.html |
07-25-2013, 08:25 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Question about rear shocks on DS
You should change your shocks. There are different shocks you can get that can be adjusted to compress easily and retract at a slower rate and visa versa, but these are set up for drag racing where you want the weight of the body to be over the rear axle longer after take off. Stock golf carts, not so much. Lol! They should compress and retract at the same rate.
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07-25-2013, 08:39 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Question about rear shocks on DS
So I should order a set of $30 shocks from eBay or do I have to spend top dollar on these little bastards?
Is it hard to swap them out later on compared to now while my springs are off. I have it all apart to put on lift kit this weekend. I really dont want to wait for the shocks to come in before I put it all together if I have to order them. |
07-25-2013, 10:39 PM | #9 | |
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07-26-2013, 09:12 AM | #10 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Question about rear shocks on DS
If your tires aren't cupped (irregular wear pattern) then your shocks are probably ok. If you want new looking, then paint them.
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