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Date:         Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:06:21 -0400
Reply-To:     Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
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From:         Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
Subject:      How to determine when you need new =?UTF-8?Q?shocks=3F=3F=3F?=
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Hi All,


So, I just bought a new set of tires from Bus Depot. They are the
Hankook 185r14 set. Cracked my bumper backing up to the "loading dock"
:-(


The van drives incredibly now!!! It's such a huge difference... but now
when I'm driving over bumps and what not I feel like I'm back in college
(or worse yet passing my parent's bedroom) and hearing a squeak, squeak,
squeak when going over uneven surfaces.


So, how do others determine it's time for new shocks? Do you push down
on the bumpers and figure out how much (and how quickly) the van comes
back up? Or is there a scientific method to computing this?


Cheers,
Harry
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