fitting the rear shocks

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the non 16V shocks are longer than the 16V ones, only abotu an inch at most. Normally you can tell but thats a bit much.

Did you let the handbrake off roll it back then forward again?

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i had a short test drive after fitting the shocks ,so yes i did let the handbrake off . is there a way to find out if the fella i bought the shocks of on ebay sent me wrong ones apart from checking the old ones to the new ????
the old ones by the way are 2 different makes ,one is a decarbon not sure what the other is

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the decarbon is the right one so comapre that to them. Its not hard jack it up slightly and ckeck the bodies lengths against each other. If the new one is 5 inches longer you have a problem.

if its felling better whats the problem?

The dampers will probably have a returnspring in them which will make the car sit higher than a non spring return one or one with equal bounce and rebound rates.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

are you referring to the length of this bits ?

would not it be possible to find out if its the right shock from the par number and make ???????

it is feeling ok to me but than i never drove another 16v in my life ,how would i know the difference anyway ??????

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yes that bit.

difference is normally easy to tell, the arse doesn't jump about you don't spin on roundabouts etc.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

will measure the bit on the new ones and compare with the old one .feck this is annoying

i hope that fella did not sell me some 1.4 shocks ,i would be well pissed off

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

clear something for me...if the 1.4s are longer, how will this make it sit higher? unless it bottoms out?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

bumpstops are longer when lowered an inch or 2 they are on the bumpstops. a 16v is about and inch or so lower.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

so if he is sitting on the bumpstops wouldnt the test ride been god awful?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

depends.

its not to bad until you hit potholes etc, getts skittery on rough high speed corners.

easy way to see is puch down ont he back, bumpstosp will make it feel pretty solid

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

feck that shit ,i have no way of knowing the difference
all i can see is that my 1.8 rt sits lower than the chamade now .

i sent email to the seller on ebay with the pictures ,i am not having it Evil or Very Mad

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

e-mailed him abotu what?> they work they do the job therefore there is no problem.

So it sits a bit higher. go to renault and buy new ones there if its such an issue.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

its not allright if they are fecking 1.4 dampers chris ,i paid for god damm 16v ones .

i dont even know if they work properly now as i cant compare

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

ok as you can see i am a man of my word ,here are the emails between me and the seller . i sent him the pictures of the car before and after the shocks fitted but never told him which picture is which ,cause i am cheeky like that ,

hi there ,
just fitted the rear shocks you sent for my 91 renault 19 16v chamade
and there
has been a big difference with the ride height which does not seem to be =
right

i am sending you the pics of the car withold shocks and new ones on so
that you
can see the difference too .
i am a bit worried these may not be the right parts for my car

these shockers ar 100% correct for your car and are gas shocks hence the
lowered back end trust me mate they are ok

no you got me wrong !! the car is not lowered ,its higher than it was
before and
thats not the right ride height for a 16v model
brgds

These are the only shockers for your car , We do not list any other shocker and they are
specificly for 16v . Thanks

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

lol he landed himself in it there eh!

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

it looks like it dont it ?

this guy had normal renault 19 shocks on ebay at the same time with the 16v ones ,do you reckon he sold me the feckin non 16v ones .or did not he have them at all in the first place Rolling Eyes

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

dunno but I wouldn;t be worrying about it.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

you are the one that keeps saying 16v dampers are the best thats the reason i am making a feckin big fuss .

plus its the principle ,get what you paid for or better only Laughing

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

they are, is the body dia the same as on the old dampers? The 1.4's etc are thinner.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i checked my pair last night, the two brand new boxed ones i got for Â£20....DeCarbon Rolling Eyes

sorry not meaning to rub it in Very Happy

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

lol JB, they for the hatch?