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Old 01-18-2006, 03:36 PM
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i was wondering of anyone on here has reoiled their shocks. i have read a couple of small articles about it but none really explained it in detail. also if you have what oil did you use. i was told 25w would be good for a swift i assume that it would also be good on a civic but just want to make sure. i plan on doing this when i get an extra set of stock shocks.
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Old 01-18-2006, 04:22 PM
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are you talking about stock shocks? i dont believe you can even do that
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Old 01-18-2006, 06:03 PM
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i thought stock shocks were oil fill. and what you do is drill a hole towards the top of the body. drain the oil into a graduated cylinder. the refill with the same amount of the new oil then plug the hole. they suggest to weld it but i was planning to put a screw in there then cover with jb weld
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if it aint broke don't fix it!
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Old 01-18-2006, 06:38 PM
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well once it warms up i am going to do it. i just dont have 400 for some ajustable shocks. i was just hoping that this had been done on something other than a swift
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Old 01-18-2006, 06:45 PM
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you could possibily use fork oil. the same oil people use to service motorcycle forks..this is a guess
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Old 01-18-2006, 06:59 PM
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thats what i was plannign to use i was wondering about the weight of the oil
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Old 01-18-2006, 07:20 PM
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thats what i was plannign to use i was wondering about the weight of the oil
i have herd little about the procedure but, i thought shocks were pressurized with gas?? i just read a few articles and i guess there not pressurized; hell try the 25 weight...
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Old 01-18-2006, 10:12 PM
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as far as i know the oem shocks that cam on the car are oil filled and the aftermarket shocks are gas charged
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