RE: shocks

[Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,  You state:  i keep pumped up to the max to stop car from 
looking as if its dragging its arse.  This would seem to indicate to me 
that your rear springs are weak and/or you have broken leafs.  A good 
way to test shock absorbers is to get on one corner on the bumper and 
put all of your weight on it and get it bouncing up and down.  Then 
watch and see how long it continues to bounce once you get off of it.  
It should bounce @ once and then settle.  Any more and your shocks are 
likely worn out.  Your description of the handling problem could be a 
number of things some which have already been mentioned.  Other problems 
could be bad ball joints, tie rod ends, idler arm etc.  I'd be careful 
driving it until I found out what the problem was.
When I was a kid I bought a '61 Belvedere and within 2 or 3 days put it 
in the ditch on a gravel road.  It just got a little out of shape and I 
couldn't correct it.  My older brother gave me holy hell until he 
started looking at it and discovered there was one upper control arm 
bushing missing on each side!


cathie waring wrote:
> 
> 
> hi, just took my 63 dodge for a run after sitting in garage for 7 years. 
> drove it around the block occasionally to keep things ticking over but 
> without rego couldn't go far. car handled like a dingy in a storm. kept 
> drifting around & if i hit even a small pothole [ which on south 
> australian roads there are  pleanty], it would veer to the right. 
> sitting in the driveway it also looks like it's leaning to the right. 
> have never replaced the shock absorbers and am thinking it may be time. 
> whats a good test procedure for shocks front & rear. rears areair shocks 
> which i keep pumped up to the max to stop car from looking as if its 
> dragging its arse. would this contribute to jumpiness? whats a good 
> brand of shocks for these cars & do any australian members no where to 
> get them? thanks for any help, cheers, richard.
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> 



Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html


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