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Old 02-25-2003, 02:10 AM
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Originally posted by CivicSiRacer
Well picture this. You are going down a hill will brand new set of lowering springs but busted shocks. The hill is bumpy and full of potholes. Your car will just be uncontrollable since every rock will make the car bounce endlessly. The shocks are there to settle the bounce so it will make the car more controllable.

And with some shocks you can dial in more or less rebound or compression (depending on the model). Making the front rebound faster than the rears can make the car handle more neutral (get rid of understeer).
YEP!:smoker2:
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