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Dotpage
08-11-2011, 06:52 PM
Buddy of mine got himself a sweet '02 325 Xi Wagon 5 speed, 5th day with it and the rear passenger shock literally exploded... He already has HDs on order, but is it safe to drive slowly thru the city until it gets replaced?

Peace!

Johnmadd
08-11-2011, 07:01 PM
First off, what up Ed. I guess if he is careful(no potholes), and not going over 35 and not that many total miles he will be ok, just my 2cents.

Dotpage
08-11-2011, 07:08 PM
Hey John, thanks for the response, that's kinda the same advice I gave him! Great minds think alike :P

danewilson77
08-11-2011, 07:28 PM
He'll be ok.

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Dotpage
08-11-2011, 07:32 PM
Cool, I invited him to our forum, cool dude, another "fruit stand" guy from Houston!

Johnmadd
08-11-2011, 07:34 PM
Cool, I invited him to our forum, cool dude, another "fruit stand" guy from Houston!

Hahahahaha

billschusteriv
08-12-2011, 03:07 AM
Sweet.

He can probably drive it... slowly and avoiding potholes or speeding over dips. Bottoming out could cause some damage.

M3TA5IN
08-12-2011, 04:08 AM
Ive drove my lifted jeep (coil sprung). With no rear shocks and no sway bars, I'm sure a low COG BMW would be fine.

iaregenius
08-12-2011, 07:22 PM
Hey Ed, thanks for the invite. I'll do a formal "new member" intro shortly. I'm the guy with the exploded shock. It was a near miss accident and the shock exploded into 2 pieces. It was pretty crazy.
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l133/nathandc_mac/photo-2.jpg

Johnmadd
08-12-2011, 07:27 PM
Dude, that's a lil worse than I imagined. Im not sure about my initial response after seeing that pic. Be careful.

Marcus-SanDiego
08-12-2011, 07:34 PM
That's pretty vicious looking. I thought the damage was a little more modest. Be careful!

danewilson77
08-13-2011, 11:05 AM
Hey Ed, thanks for the invite. I'll do a formal "new member" intro shortly. I'm the guy with the exploded shock. It was a near miss accident and the shock exploded into 2 pieces. It was pretty crazy.
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l133/nathandc_mac/photo-2.jpg

That's crazy....

danewilson77
08-13-2011, 11:06 AM
That's pretty vicious looking. I thought the damage was a little more modest. Be careful!

+1

bcleaver
08-15-2011, 11:28 AM
Wow, how did that happen? I would probably unbolt the bottom of the strut and take it off so it doesn't catch on anything or bind. It's probably not going to hurt anything then, but drive safe.

GSEN820
08-15-2011, 12:21 PM
This should not be driven on. You run a very high risk with further damage.

danewilson77
08-15-2011, 03:22 PM
This should not be driven on. You run a very high risk with further damage.

That wasn't Eduardos shock. That was the other fellas.

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iaregenius
08-16-2011, 06:22 AM
Alright, I'm still waiting on the rears to arrive. Do you foresee any problem with me replacing the rear shocks and waiting a month or so to do the fronts? Money is tight at the moment, I just started a new job and recently moved twice in 2 months.

danewilson77
08-16-2011, 08:49 AM
Alright, I'm still waiting on the rears to arrive. Do you foresee any problem with me replacing the rear shocks and waiting a month or so to do the fronts? Money is tight at the moment, I just started a new job and recently moved twice in 2 months.

No issues. Dhu eeet.

Dotpage
08-20-2011, 01:42 PM
New shocks and springs are installed, iaregenius completed the install today!

iaregenius
08-21-2011, 06:32 PM
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l133/nathandc_mac/photo1copy-1.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l133/nathandc_mac/photo2copy-1.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l133/nathandc_mac/photo3-1.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l133/nathandc_mac/photo4-1.jpg

The shocks are replaced. idk what i'm more impressed with, the replaced shocks or the fact I actually remembered how to put my rear interior back together. Keep in mind the temperature here in Texas was 105 at the time.:(

danewilson77
08-21-2011, 07:45 PM
Job well done.

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Dotpage
08-21-2011, 09:28 PM
lol, 105 but it feels like 110 under the sun... now we need to take her for a spin to test the new rear... :cheers