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> "Hachiroku ????" wrote in message
> news:WmGKh.59$282.1@trndny04...
>> On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:10:08 +0000, Tegger wrote:
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>>> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=
>>> wrote in news:oxCKh.1636$FS5.1157@trndny09:
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>>>> On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:09:46 +0000, Tegger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> What if the shocks have 284,000 miles on them and still don't even
>>>>> bounce once when you stop pushing?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> I can spare you some if you'd like! Just tell me how much you need!
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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?
>>
>>
>> I have to do the struts on the Supra; I have 'new' (~20,000 miles)
>> springs, but was told by an alignment tech the bushings were worn. Oh,
>> boy!
>>
>>
>>
> The Supra shocks might also be made by KYB. It's stamped right on mine
> anyway.
>
> I'm kind of surprised your Supra would need much suspension work. Mine
> has not been touched from day 1 and I kind of abuse it. Tires even wear
> perfect still.
>
> Dan

There's a bit of play in it. Not much, but enough to make it difficult to align.

As long as the susp. bolts don't break, it should be pretty easy. The only thing is, if you're going to do one side, you should do both. And I may go Polyurethane for a bit stiffer susp...