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Viking Crusader busted bushings, ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="JB_2010GT500" data-source="post: 15687477" data-attributes="member: 163228"><p>Hi guys,</p><p></p><p>So I've had this issue with a very stiff-feeling rear suspension since last year. It seemed that no matter what C/R settings I would use, the rear axle always felt bolted to the chassis. I even tried bottoming out my settings to 0/0. With 150# springs, I would've expected a fair amount of bounciness. Not the case. I assumed it was due to my ride height being too low, causing the bump stops to hit. Cut the bump stops, and no improvement.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, I went to adjust the ride height the other day and found that, when moving the perches in either direction, the ride height stayed the same. I also noticed that the car did not spring up and down when I'd push down on the trunk. When we disconnected the shocks, the car lowered down significantly, indicating one or both of the shocks were frozen in place. I moved the trunk liner and saw that the shock bushings were completely destroyed:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170831/7fac8b0532f559c645c150958b9ec501.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170831/82a45bc3876d3debf58cf557135a7671.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>These shocks have a few thousand miles on them and probably 50 or so 1/4 mile passes. They were installed in the Spring of 2016. Mid 700 whp range. I believe the specific model is B326AM, which is the 0-2" ride height with >600hp. Does anyone have any ideas how this could happen in such a short period of time? Thanks.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JB_2010GT500, post: 15687477, member: 163228"] Hi guys, So I've had this issue with a very stiff-feeling rear suspension since last year. It seemed that no matter what C/R settings I would use, the rear axle always felt bolted to the chassis. I even tried bottoming out my settings to 0/0. With 150# springs, I would've expected a fair amount of bounciness. Not the case. I assumed it was due to my ride height being too low, causing the bump stops to hit. Cut the bump stops, and no improvement. Anyways, I went to adjust the ride height the other day and found that, when moving the perches in either direction, the ride height stayed the same. I also noticed that the car did not spring up and down when I'd push down on the trunk. When we disconnected the shocks, the car lowered down significantly, indicating one or both of the shocks were frozen in place. I moved the trunk liner and saw that the shock bushings were completely destroyed: [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170831/7fac8b0532f559c645c150958b9ec501.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170831/82a45bc3876d3debf58cf557135a7671.jpg[/IMG] These shocks have a few thousand miles on them and probably 50 or so 1/4 mile passes. They were installed in the Spring of 2016. Mid 700 whp range. I believe the specific model is B326AM, which is the 0-2" ride height with >600hp. Does anyone have any ideas how this could happen in such a short period of time? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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