Rear shocks easily compressed?

E91 Hoarder · 10-09-2023, 04:15 PM

Hi, my first time looking into replacing struts and shocks.

Looking at the used rear shocks set and I can easily compress them by hand. Is it normal? I always assumed they are supposed to be under internal pressure.

CLEAN13BOOSTED · 10-24-2023, 09:38 PM

Hi, shocks should NOT be easily compressible by hand. Advise against purchasing used shocks unless they were removed from a very low mileage vehicle for the purpose of a performance upgrade or suspension modification.

Jaronbwall · 10-26-2023, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by CLEAN13BOOSTED

Hi, shocks should NOT be easily compressible by hand. Advise against purchasing used shocks unless they were removed from a very low mileage vehicle for the purpose of a performance upgrade or suspension modification.

This exactly. I'm leaning towards NEW replacements myself. I've looked for used parts in the for sale section for 2 months and can't find anything good with LOW mileage. Replacement ____ is getting harder and harder to find for this platform.

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