> On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:09:46 +0000, Tegger wrote:
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>> What if the shocks have 284,000 miles on them and still don't even
>> bounce once when you stop pushing?
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> I'd say you're very lucky!
>
> The bounce test, as I'm sure YOU know, is just a rule of thumb. I had
> a car pass the bounce test and then felt like the rear end was falling
> off going around corners.
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>

I just tried all four corners on my '91 Integra (284K miles), just now.

The two fronts are really hard to get bouncing. I kneel on the bumper and jump with all my 180 lbs, trying to get the front end to bounce. I manage to move it a little bit but as soon as I stop jumping it simply goes back up and stops. Maybe I need to gain weight.

The rears are quite a lot easier to bounce. I can make the rear move several inches. When I take my knee off the bumper, it moves back up, then back down again maybe 1/2". Then it stops.

Our '99 Tercel (80K miles) is a different story. The front of that acts like the rear of the Integra. Once I stop bouncing the rears (which are really soft), it goes back up, down an inch, then back up again a half- inch.

The bounce test must be approximate. My 'Teg feels looser than the new Corolla I drove last year. This in spite af all-new OEM bushings all around on the 'Teg. Might it also have to do with tires?

-- Tegger