suspension quiries

[kuksool 0]

hi all

 

right my mate has got this raddo hes jus t bought now its lowered on the same springs all the way round by 40mm apex i think

 

anyways hes got one brand of shocks on the front and another on the rear is this bad?

 

scott

[dr_mat 0]

Not if one brand is SACHS and the other BOGE, as they're made on the same production line by the same people...

[kuksool 0]

i have no idea what brands they are ive been told all shock legs are built to the same spec. For instance in how much preassure the cars weight puts on them! so there ok as long as there both sport oriented they should be ok ?????? :roll:

[dr_mat 0]

Presumably they'll have different damping rates.

Handling might be a bit "interesting", but I doubt it's more dangerous than 10-year old shocks, as long as everything is good, and not leaking/bouncy etc etc.

[kuksool 0]

ok mat!

 

ill let him know what youve said.... would you advise changing them so they are both the same or would you change all the shocks to one brand?

[dr_mat 0]

I would say that if they're drastically different, he'll know pretty quick in the handling that it's not right. If they're pretty similar, it's probably not worth changing them unless he wants to upgrade or they are looking dodgy.

As a general rule I don't think anyone around here would advise fitting mismatched shocks on a car, so god knows how they wound up like that!

[kuksool 0]

yeah i dont know how they ended up like that either? but ill see if i can take it for a spin and see what its like.... hes a bit of a sunday driver so im sure he wouldnt know anyway if it wasa boat!

 

Scott