[DMCForum] Re: Shock/Suspension Kit

[<twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HI Walt.

I stand corrected.  Sorry for wasting your time with advice you'd 
already tried out.  I'm jazzed that I can finally post to this list.  
My previous post was the first successful post I've made.

I also would not tolerate a squeaky shock absorber.  That would drive 
me mad.

Rick

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> >  I doubt the squeaking is coming from the cylinder.
> 
> Rick,
> 
> When I first put the PJ Grady shocks on the car, I noticed all the 
squeaking
> but assumed it was the bushings or maybe the way the fiberglass 
underbody
> could shift on the frame.  A few weeks later I had one of the rear 
shocks
> fail, so Rob sent me a replacement set.  Before I put them on, I 
decided to
> test them.  I put one end on the ground and leaned on the top with 
all my
> weight.  As it compressed, it sounded a lot like a dog's chew toy 
giving a
> loud squeak.  All 4 rear shocks that I had at the moment sounded 
the same --
> even the bad one.  I've had other DeLorean owners ride with me, and 
they all
> complain about the noise.  It's very distracting giving a continual 
hamster
> symphony while driving on most roads.  I complained to Rob, and he 
countered
> that there are enough other suspension noises in these cars that 
the added
> noise from the shocks isn't much.  For me it is enough of a 
distraction that
> I'm getting rid of them.  You will probably see them on eBay soon 
after I
> finish installing the sound proofing materials and the new black 
carpeting.
> 
> > Lubricating the shock bushings will probably get rid of that.
> 
> I tried that with my second set of PJ Grady rears.  I even 
lubricated the
> rubber bushing that isolates the spring from the frame.  But I knew 
that
> wasn't the problem the moment I put the car back down on the 
ground.  As the
> shocks compressed, I heard them squeak in stereo.  For anyone who 
doesn't
> believe a shock could make so much noise, I just crab the car by 
the rear
> wheel well and shake it.  The noise really surprises people.
> 
> As a side note, it's really rough driving with a bad shock.  Bumps 
that I
> otherwise would never notice became severe.  And moderate bumps 
caused the
> frame to scrape the road.
> 
> Walt


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