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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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i'm sick and tired, everytime go over a bump, tunnel brace always scratch it specialist there is couple ppls in the car. and it will hits my y-pipe. how do i avoid this ? i still have stock shocks and springs.

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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:15 AM
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whats your mileage? maybe its time for spring/shock upgrades
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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 9silverbird8
whats your mileage? maybe its time for spring/shock upgrades
80K miles
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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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Yea, probably time for some new parts.. Jack it up and have a look.
And I'm not trying to be a smartass but are you folks "overweight" by any chance?
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Old May 2, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Carter Hays
Yea, probably time for some new parts.. Jack it up and have a look.
And I'm not trying to be a smartass but are you folks "overweight" by any chance?
no, we just 4 small asians inside 1 big american muscle car

btw do i need to change both springs and shocks or just shocks only ?
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Old May 2, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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First, check everything under the car. Maybe something is loose..etc. Always replace shocks in pairs, and I've replaced single broken coil springs before, but only at the customers request, so I personally replace springs in pairs as well. (only OEM with OEM)

No, you don't have to do springs and shocks at the same time. If there is nothing abnormal/broken with the suspension, try a set of good shocks.

These cars have an extremely simple suspension design. Take a good look before you buy anything.
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Sounds like you might be a good candidate for some poly mounts on either or the transmission and the motor mounts.
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