car question

[FUZO]

Tweetour old car we hardlt use has a problem. when you drive the back end bumps up and down like a roller coaster ride.Are the shocks blow or the springs went bad. but when you drive boing boing boing but after like 10 minutes it gets a little better and dosnt bounce as much

[BIGMOFO]

TweetSHOCK MAY BE BAD OR MAY HAVE COME LOOSE

[tn94z]

TweetIf it gets better then it is most likely a shock. Is it a hard bounce or soft and smooth bounce?

[Sal Paradise]

TweetEasy way to tell if it's a shock problem.

Go out and push down hard on the bumper.
If it bounces more than coming up and going back to a normal stopped position it's the shocks.

There should be little to no additional movement after you push down on it except to come back to normal.


Sal

[JsJs24]

TweetCheck your shocks but also could be something else. What kind of car is it? A friend of mine had a BMW that did that and it was something underneath that came unmounted.

[FUZO]

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If it gets better then it is most likely a shock. Is it a hard bounce or soft and smooth bounce?

hard bounce but smooth

[FUZO]

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Check your shocks but also could be something else. What kind of car is it? A friend of mine had a BMW that did that and it was something underneath that came unmounted.

maxima

[tn94z]

TweetProbably shocks

[trip]

Tweetlook at tire, bubble on the inside, way out of balance, bad tread, loose bolts

put ur spare on and see how it rides

[FUZO]

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look at tire, bubble on the inside, way out of balance, bad tread, loose bolts

put ur spare on and see how it rides

Stick to politcs it sure the hell isnt the tires trip, brand new tires

[daved150]

Tweetshocks bro...sounds like the shocks

[jamescb77]

Tweetit's actually not the shocks guys it's probably the rear struts a mixima im almost positive has struts and not shocks. same thing pretty much though

[horsepwr]

Tweetyip yip. Sounds very shock/strutish. Has it gradually got that bad, or did it just start all of a sudden? Have you looked at the struts to see if there's any leakage?

[snickers1]

Tweetno doubt shocks push on the bumper if the car bounces 3 times it is the shocks, springs rarely go bad... reason why it get better as you go is because shock build up a little pressure as you go... ie sorta like if your break fluid is low you can pump your breaks to build some pressure back up.

[FUZO]

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yip yip. Sounds very shock/strutish. Has it gradually got that bad, or did it just start all of a sudden? Have you looked at the struts to see if there's any leakage?

No leakage its the shocks have to get them fixed