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robotrophic
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:42 pm    Post subject: Shocks rattle Reply with quote

Hello all,

A while back I replaced my front shocks with some new ones from Wolfsburgwest.

Anyone play pinball? You know the first things the pinball hits at the top of the game and bounces around a ton?

That's kind of what the shocks sound like when I go over bumps. Anyone else have this issue with WW shocks? Is it cause they're cheap? Are there better ones out there?

Thanks for stopping by,.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Shocks rattle Reply with quote

I have had the top protective tube (the part the bottom compresses into/part that covers the piston) of the WW ones fall off a rear shock. The welds failed at the top mount, fell down, and rattled as I went over bumps. Removed, cleaned, rewelded, painted and replaced.
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