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| posted on November 7th, 2004 at 08:31 PM |
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Can I drive the car without front shocks?
Only for a short trip while I am getting the rubber bushes replaced?
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| posted on November 7th, 2004 at 08:42 PM |
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A lot of the German Folks club cars in the US run mega-narrowed front beams minus shock towers and shocks. A lot of reports (and I am sure someone on
this forum has done it too) say that the car still rides fine....then again others say it is downright dangerous.
I don't know the legalities but I would never run a beetle/kg without shocks.....I'd like to see how it responds when you have to hit the picks hard
and corner at the same time.
In saying that, it depends on how short the trip is you have to take...unless there is an extremely good reason for not being able to install them, I
would be reluctant to drive without them. (how will getting new rubber bushes prevent the shocks being used? forgive me if I have misunderstood)
Just my 2 cents though, everyone will have their own opinion I guess!
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| posted on November 7th, 2004 at 08:48 PM |
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Because I have to remove them and take them to Pedders to press the new bushes in
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| posted on November 7th, 2004 at 08:51 PM |
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do you have a vice or g clamp? you can press them in yourself if you do
my advice if you can't do it yourself .Take a Taxi
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| posted on November 7th, 2004 at 09:47 PM |
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great to do in a vice man
1 min each just use abiy og glycerine or rubber grease
guess butter would do
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| posted on November 7th, 2004 at 11:48 PM |
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I had a type 3 that used to chew thru the front shock rubbers
I used to buy the rubbers in 2 halves --- put one in from each side then press the steel push in with a vice... only took a few minutes.....
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| posted on November 8th, 2004 at 08:17 AM |
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OK thanks. Will try it out
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| posted on November 9th, 2004 at 11:27 AM |
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Just to clarify what others have hinted at...
Shock absorbers don't support any of the car weight at all (when stationary). Their sole purpose is to dampen the bouncing of wheels as you drive
along the road (all roads are at least slightly bumpy).
Without shock absorbers, the spring part of the suspension (coil, leaf, torsion bar, whatever) can cause the wheels to bounce up and down a lot if you
happen to pass over a bit of road with bumps in just the wrong places. The result of the bouncing is reduced contact between tyre and road, which
inevitably means you can't brake or steer effectively.
So in conclusion, shock absorbers aren't structurally necessary but are essential for good handling/stopping/safety.
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| posted on November 9th, 2004 at 12:01 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Purple Martin
So in conclusion, shock absorbers aren't structurally necessary but are essential for good handling/stopping/safety.
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On a Ball Joint front end they are also the bump stops. With out shocks the wheel can drop to low or raise to high and bind the ball joints. This is
not good, and cold cuase a nasty failure. ie, loose a wheel ! :o
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