brianthemagical 1 Posted April 30, 2007 i've got them off the car at the mo and after compressing them they don't apper to rebound automatically. are they supposed to? do the dampers come out of the struts? they appear to fixed in (i have removed the cap on the end of them)? thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted April 30, 2007 Standard ones wouldn't come apart afaik! They won't rebound alone without a spring no, all they do is damp! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_W 3 1 Cars Posted April 30, 2007 If the standard ones are oil then they won't come back up on their own, only gas pressurised ones do that. In fact my Koni dampers seemed to sink on their own when left on the bench. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianthemagical 1 Posted April 30, 2007 thanks very much for the help. it's exactly what i wanted to hear on all counts. thanks again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted April 30, 2007 they should extend to some extent, the bilstein o.e ones I fitted recently did anyway! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swordfish210 20 Posted April 30, 2007 they should extend to some extent, the bilstein o.e ones I fitted recently did anyway! ditto on that. dampers are supposed to rebound on their own but over time they become worn and slack and that dont rebound anymore. Get some bilstein O.E dampers, i just fitted some as that were the same price as the other dampers available at ECP and being bilstein they're better quality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahl 4 Posted April 30, 2007 No, C_W is correct. Standard oil dampers won't rebound, only gas pressurised ones. A lot of O.E shocks these days are do have the gas however, like O.E Bilstein and others. If you were to get the very original OEM shocks from Peugeot, they wouldn't rise on their own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
