The rear suspension has got stiffer. I usually adjust the shocks 1/4 of a turn at most for a track day, but yesterday I had to turn the valve 2 full rotations to restore normal movement in the rear! Weird. It was getting progressively stiffer so that I didn't immediately notice the issue, but it was getting really crashy on normal roads, and quite twitchy in corners, which is what made me look in to it closer.
The front seems fine. I bought front shocks when I rebuilt the car (around 20-25kkm ago), the rears are at least 15 years old, and I guess have at least 15k more on them. What happens to valves in a shock as it ages? Can it get clogged up? After opening the valves it seems to operate normally again.
The front seems fine. I bought front shocks when I rebuilt the car (around 20-25kkm ago), the rears are at least 15 years old, and I guess have at least 15k more on them. What happens to valves in a shock as it ages? Can it get clogged up? After opening the valves it seems to operate normally again.