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I don't; I take the car to a good tire shop... (archive)
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Posted by Bart B. on January 22, 2001 at 06:53:16:

In Reply to: How do you check shocks posted by jon on January 21, 2001 at 23:13:54:

...and ask them to check the shocks. They'll usually test drive the car taking it over bumps and speed-cornering it.

My guess is that most BMW dealer's service manager could also test the shocks.

The reason I think driving the car is best is because each Z3 shock is stabilizing about 800 pounds. Just pushing down on a car corner will tell a little, but one person can't put enough instant force on a shock this way to force it to its limits. The G forces each car corner puts on a shock is much more than a person can do.

Of course, if I was an 800-pound gorilla.....

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