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3toes
3rd April 2009, 09:40 AM
To test the shock adsorbers on a vehicle I would have pressed down on each corner of the car and then watched to see how fast it returned to steady.

Any suggestions on how you check the shocks on a vehicle with air suspension?

Romulus
3rd April 2009, 10:50 AM
I'd have thought the same way.....mind you I have not tried it yet...its raining cats & dogs here at the mo!! ;)

rick130
3rd April 2009, 07:28 PM
All that does is a rough check of the low speed bleed circuit.

You really need to take the vehicle for a drive to assess its performance over a series of bumps, dips, cornering, etc, or put the dampers on a dyno to work out if they are OK or not, and only a damper dyno will tell you if they've gone off a little or not.