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Old 01-27-2011, 03:17 AM
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volare shock abs. set up pics request

anyone has pics of how the shock absorbers are set up in a volare ifs??, i dont think i have shocks in mine.thanks in advance
 
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:27 AM
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sorry, don't understand your question.

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Old 01-27-2011, 07:04 AM
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i talked to some guy last night and he said that my truck dont have shock absorbers....i didnt know that torsion bars needed them.so i want to see a picture of how they are set up
 
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all suspensions need shocks.. otherwise they will continue to oscillate (bounce). torsion bars are springs, like coil overs or leaf.. just a different shape.

the shocks go up from the lower A arm to the hat under the upper A arm.

will see if I can get out to the shop today

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thanks Sam
 
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sorry, forgot to go out to the shop.. when I did the camera died..

but I found this pic that shows it pretty good..

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Old 01-29-2011, 10:55 PM
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thanks man...i dont have shocks...ill get that fixed tho...i wish my set up lokked like yours...its very nice
 
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