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Originally Posted by ho1ywars
if you blow a shock or strut, the car will float. A shock stabalizes the car after a bump so it doesnt continue to bounce up and dow non the spring. it absorbs the bump and settles the car. if you cant tell by the ride, you can tell by walking around and pushing down on the corners of the car. if you ahve a blown strut, or shock, it will sink down much faster then the other corners, and rebound right back up.
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That's only 1 way to test a shock. Bad shocks can pass the "jounce" test that you mentioned. It's SUPPOSED to stop within 3 bounces.
There's other ways, but I can't remember them at the moment.