Help - Suspension problem

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Harshan
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Help - Suspension problem

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Hi All,

My D8 1.8 have never gone through any suspension repair until I've put my hands onto it.. I bought it last November and last month I decided to do a complete job on underneath, coz the ride was uncomfy and bumpy and some noises. So went ahead and replaced all 4 shock absorbers with gas shocks and all links front are rear , ball joints, steering rack ends and rack end arms all that. It has been a month and now it start being rough on bumpy roads here in Sri Lanka. no noises at all but the car jerks a lot when running through pot holes and wrinkled tar roads. any where specifically should I look into ? and I feel something wrong with the anti-roll bars.. coz car jerks a lot.. but can't say for sure.. any suggestions where to look into? any help is really appreciated

/harshan
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Re: Help - Suspension problem

Post by steve_earwig »

Errr, if it took a month to show up, I'd reckon either you picked a duff part up or something's come undone. Bounce the corners (do the shocks all feel the same?) and have a grovel about with your spanners. If the geometry's changed it might make for a very twitchy ride...
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Harshan
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Re: Help - Suspension problem

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steve_earwig wrote:Errr, if it took a month to show up, I'd reckon either you picked a duff part up or something's come undone. Bounce the corners (do the shocks all feel the same?) and have a grovel about with your spanners. If the geometry's changed it might make for a very twitchy ride...

thanks steve .. yup all feels same.. but i was thinking of getting a shock test done.. and as you said it can be some bad fitting as well... got to check all that... and i can guarantee the parts I used
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2007, 407SW HDi 2.0l
1980, Volkswagen GolfD 1.6l
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1996, 1.8(8v), SL ( The BEST Peugeot I've ever had. It kept me working on it, fixing it almost every day, I miss you)
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Re: Help - Suspension problem

Post by markj2210 »

My 406 hdi s is a bit hard as well. Do these have the same struts as other 406 models?
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