That's useful to know. Hmmm. As I said, there's nothing obvious on visual inspection, such as a busted spring or blown mount. On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > RE: Collapsed Suspension > First and foremost, it ain't the shock that has failed. The shock does > nothing to hold the suspension up. Assuming a shock is the right one for > the installation your ride/suspension height should be identical even with > the shock removed from the vehicle. Shocks will limit downward travel is > there is no load on the wheel but should have no effect when the vehicle is > stationary. > So look for some other suspension component that has failed. >
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