93 ZJ no bounce in suspension Ideas?
12-06-2006, 10:54 AM
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93 ZJ no bounce in suspension Ideas?
Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
place.
I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
ment.
I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
nothing obvious.
Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
(when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
TIA
Snow...
93 ZJ 4.0.
it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
place.
I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
ment.
I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
nothing obvious.
Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
(when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
TIA
Snow...
93 ZJ 4.0.
12-06-2006, 11:02 AM
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Re: 93 ZJ no bounce in suspension Ideas?
On my old VW Sirrocco I remember on cold days
the gas shocks would freeze solid.
Snow wrote:
> Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> place.
>
> I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> ment.
>
> I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> nothing obvious.
> Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
>
> TIA
> Snow...
> 93 ZJ 4.0.
>
the gas shocks would freeze solid.
Snow wrote:
> Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> place.
>
> I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> ment.
>
> I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> nothing obvious.
> Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
>
> TIA
> Snow...
> 93 ZJ 4.0.
>
12-06-2006, 11:02 AM
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Re: 93 ZJ no bounce in suspension Ideas?
On my old VW Sirrocco I remember on cold days
the gas shocks would freeze solid.
Snow wrote:
> Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> place.
>
> I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> ment.
>
> I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> nothing obvious.
> Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
>
> TIA
> Snow...
> 93 ZJ 4.0.
>
the gas shocks would freeze solid.
Snow wrote:
> Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> place.
>
> I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> ment.
>
> I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> nothing obvious.
> Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
>
> TIA
> Snow...
> 93 ZJ 4.0.
>
12-06-2006, 11:02 AM
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Re: 93 ZJ no bounce in suspension Ideas?
On my old VW Sirrocco I remember on cold days
the gas shocks would freeze solid.
Snow wrote:
> Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> place.
>
> I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> ment.
>
> I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> nothing obvious.
> Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
>
> TIA
> Snow...
> 93 ZJ 4.0.
>
the gas shocks would freeze solid.
Snow wrote:
> Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> place.
>
> I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> ment.
>
> I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> nothing obvious.
> Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
>
> TIA
> Snow...
> 93 ZJ 4.0.
>
12-06-2006, 11:05 AM
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Re: 93 ZJ no bounce in suspension Ideas?
FrankW wrote:
> On my old VW Sirrocco I remember on cold days
> the gas shocks would freeze solid.
>
> Snow wrote:
> > Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> > it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> > place.
> >
> > I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> > just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> > ment.
> >
> > I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> > no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> > nothing obvious.
> > Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> > spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> > (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> > roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
> >
> > TIA
> > Snow...
> > 93 ZJ 4.0.
> >
If you have the type of shock where the shaft is shielded (as opposed
to rubber boots), make sure that somebody hasn't installed them upside
down, therefore acting as a reservoir for water to collect and
freeze.....I've seen it more than once around the onset of winter...
Jon
12-06-2006, 11:05 AM
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Re: 93 ZJ no bounce in suspension Ideas?
FrankW wrote:
> On my old VW Sirrocco I remember on cold days
> the gas shocks would freeze solid.
>
> Snow wrote:
> > Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> > it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> > place.
> >
> > I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> > just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> > ment.
> >
> > I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> > no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> > nothing obvious.
> > Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> > spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> > (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> > roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
> >
> > TIA
> > Snow...
> > 93 ZJ 4.0.
> >
If you have the type of shock where the shaft is shielded (as opposed
to rubber boots), make sure that somebody hasn't installed them upside
down, therefore acting as a reservoir for water to collect and
freeze.....I've seen it more than once around the onset of winter...
Jon
12-06-2006, 11:05 AM
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Re: 93 ZJ no bounce in suspension Ideas?
FrankW wrote:
> On my old VW Sirrocco I remember on cold days
> the gas shocks would freeze solid.
>
> Snow wrote:
> > Wifey came home the other night compaining that her ZJ was acting like
> > it was being driven in a pot holed field, bouncing her all over the
> > place.
> >
> > I took the beast out for a drive ( ahhh the jeep that is..) and with
> > just going about 1km and driving over 16 manhole covers I knew what she
> > ment.
> >
> > I tried bouncing the rear bumper up and down and there is abosolutely
> > no bounce and very little bounce on the front. A look under showed
> > nothing obvious.
> > Any ideas?? shocks or spring? if shocks any recomendations? the ZJ
> > spends 99.9% of it time driving on paved roads and .01% of its time
> > (when I get to drive due to it being broken) driving on dirt/gravel
> > roads, snow banks, curbs etc. :)
> >
> > TIA
> > Snow...
> > 93 ZJ 4.0.
> >
If you have the type of shock where the shaft is shielded (as opposed
to rubber boots), make sure that somebody hasn't installed them upside
down, therefore acting as a reservoir for water to collect and
freeze.....I've seen it more than once around the onset of winter...
Jon
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