Driving with no shocks

[roberts]

i might start fitting my lift blocks and u bolt flip kit
and want to know if i can drive around with no shocks on road only)

The guy at pedders in belco as been driving is lux without front shocks for 3 months jsut want to know if i will be breaking anything (law dosent count)

[plowy]

um il park the car in the garage while you do that
one it would have to be a insurance issue in a acco
and to your asking for trouble ,there was talk of this in the tech section were the guys come unstuck n nearly crashed big time

not something i would advice and the guy from pedders should know better unless he was an apprentice

[diesel028]

I wouldnt do it Dave. I drove to work and back for two days without front shocks and I wouldnt do it again.

Just like a pogo stick mate. You almost have no control over the vehicle.

And, like was said above, if your in an acko.......your GOOOOOOOOOOOONE.

[Jeff80]

I would SERIOUSLY not advise you to drive anywhere with out shocks. You would have next to no control of the car and your braking performance would be seriously compromised due to the lack of constant tyre/road contact. An accident is definately waiting to hapen if you do so...

[Toyo Truck]

I had to drive with no shocks for about 2 weeks while we
worked out shockies (absolute neccessity and only 10Kms to
and from work) and yes it gets scary, but only if you are aggressive
with the controls. If you brake suddenly or turn sharply, you can do
it initially, but be prepared for a whole lot of recoil.
So make sure you slow down gently, using the engine where posible
(ie drive as if you have a tray full of rare porcelin)
and maintain at least 2 car spaces in front to allow gradual braking,
you'll be OK

BUT really this should ONLY BE DONE AS A LAST RESORT.
I'm just telling it the way it was for me so you do know what to expect
if you do end up doing naughty shockless activities.
NOTE:- IF you hit any big deveations/potholes in the road at speed, the front end of the car litterally jumps off the road, but if you've done any high-speed sand duning work, you'll know the feeling
and hopefully react accordingly

[roberts]

thanks for the respones guys

sounds like a bad idea i may still need to from the work shop to hame but its like 2km

but im serious when i say the guy from pedders as been driving his with out shocks for 2 months dosent have a touque rod either

[Busiboy]

The guy from pedders is missing a few other things too.

For fun drive it off a gutter at about 5 km per hour.

Then once you stop laughing think about how it would feel at 60/80/100 when you hit a pothole or have to swerve.

Park it in the gargae and don't take it out (unless for more low speed kerb hopping fun) until you get some shockies.

[bj56]

i drove my lux for 2 weeks with no frount shocks on the high way was fine as long as i didnt drive like a tool would do it agane if i had 2

[batcho101]

i know with my ifs rears with no shocks by myself i can bounce the rear of the car and get the rear wheels over 30cm off the ground and thats not jumping on it either just pushing up and down on the back of the tray i woudlnt do it on road. felt bad enough when one front shockie sh@t itself

[Arron nz]

would you drive with no brakes?....

[Shadow]

would you drive with no brakes?....

would you drive with no wheels?

[Pauwolf]

My apprentice drove around for 2 weeks with no brakes!!!!! tried to tell him it was a bad idea but you know teenagers!!!!!!!!!!

I even offered to fix it for him to keep him off the road but even that didnt work. He survived and got them fixed eventually