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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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I purchased some used Hal's. Now I have a strange question. When I compress the rear shocks, they done rebound by themselves...? THey are supposed to slowly extend back arent they?
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 02:30 PM
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I purchased some used Hal's. Now I have a strange question. When I compress the rear shocks, they done rebound by themselves...? THey are supposed to slowly extend back arent they?
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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I'm trying to think back awhile but I don't think mine ever did either, they deffinatly don't on the lower settings. Not sure if they are suposed to or not when they are set on like 10 to 12.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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Also, the springs that are mounted on them are Black. Every picture ive seen of hal's has silver springs. Can hal springs be black?
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Mine didn't. I believe they rely on the coil springs to return them to extension.
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You only get that if their pressurized , for example Bilsteins and Decarbons.
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both of the answers are very correct the rear spring helps them rebound
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