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why can stock shocks blow out and aftermarket ones not?

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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 02:16 AM
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Default why can stock shocks blow out and aftermarket ones not?

if i lower my car with aftermarket springs and the shocks go out months after, how will i know that the aftermarket shocks i get wont blow out either?
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 03:01 AM
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Default RE: why can stock shocks blow out and aftermarket ones not?

You don't know what or when it shall happen...but eventually it's gonna happen..everything wears out as time goes by..

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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 03:12 AM
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Default RE: why can stock shocks blow out and aftermarket ones not?

reason that the stock shocks will fail has to do with height of the springs. shocks are designed to operate in a certain range and when you low the car, you are moving the struts (in the case of an accord) out of this range and it cause the internal valves and seals to fail. After market shocks are designed to work in a wider range or a specific range that was designed into the lowering kit.
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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oo, i see
thanks
 
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