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Offline stiffmysteruk

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gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« on: 02 February 2013, 23:15 »
me thinking the shocks have gone,any ideas peeps
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Offline Wayne

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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #1 on: 02 February 2013, 23:21 »
Yep knackered shocks, good chance for a upgrade :smiley:
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Offline stiffmysteruk

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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #2 on: 02 February 2013, 23:29 »
that will please her lol.
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Offline stiffmysteruk

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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #3 on: 02 February 2013, 23:34 »
yer hit a bump on a bend and it skips,pants
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Offline Wayne

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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #4 on: 02 February 2013, 23:36 »
Well they were not much good handling wise even when new.
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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #5 on: 02 February 2013, 23:45 »
Either shocks, top mounts or rear axle bushes. On mine it was rear axle bushes and ended up going down the polybush road. Been fine ever since  :smiley:
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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #6 on: 02 February 2013, 23:48 »
Quote from: Khare on 02 February 2013, 23:45
Either shocks, top mounts or rear axle bushes. On mine it was rear axle bushes and ended up going down the polybush road. Been fine ever since  :smiley:

This - could be any number of reasons - what mileage is the car and is it standard suspension ?

Could just be cheap coil overs  :lipsrsealed:
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Offline stiffmysteruk

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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #7 on: 03 February 2013, 09:42 »
85,000 full history.ill have to get it in the air.have a good look.its like the car slides to side on the axle
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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #8 on: 03 February 2013, 10:14 »
it's not got silly old tyres in the rear??

mine came with tyres from 1996 (!) when i bought it last year. skidded on moist road on almost every roundabout....
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Re: gti 8v moving about at rear over bumps,bit bouncy too????????????????????????
« Reply #9 on: 03 February 2013, 18:29 »
tyres put on in the last month.bit bouncy om back so ill get some new shocks
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