Tom wrote in article
> ...
> > Hi every body
> >
> > My 93 cavalier (3.1 eng 4 door)has very bad handling (on curves).I
> > think it is because of front shock absorbers. How can I check them?
> > There is not any oil leaking on them. It seems they are very smooth.
> > I recently bought the car.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestion
> > Tom
> >
>
> The *only* thing that will generate shaft velocities that approximate the
> actual working conditions of the shock is a drive over a bumpy road,
> railroad tracks, etc..
>
> Bouncing on the bumper, and/or hard stopping only test the shock at its
> lowest shaft velocity where it hasn't really come up onto its valving. It
> could have a broken high-speed valve, but that would never show with a > bounce/stop.
>
> That, or find a race shop with a shock absorber dynamometer....
>
>
> Bob Paulin - R.A.C.E.
> Chassis Analysis Services
Thanks Bob. The old bounce test is near worthless any more for all but the worst cases.