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Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:42 am
by thrdeye
Anyone have something like this that I could use for a few mins or know a shop that might? I have a suspicion that my shocks have too much gas in them.

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Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:57 am
by MARKP
Just let all the gas out... only half kidding. Some use degassed shocks to lower the car.

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Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:37 am
by thrdeye
MARKP wrote:Just let all the gas out... only half kidding. Some use degassed shocks to lower the car.

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Yeah, my Konis on the RX8 were degassed. I've been doing a lot of reading about cavitation on degassed shocks. So far cavitation seems like a really bad thing, but I know there are arguments both ways. I think I'm going to lower these to 100 PSI, which is the minimum that JRZ will still cover them under warranty. When built, they requested the shocks at 190PSI. But I'm thinking JRD Netherlands ignored that request since the car is sitting a bit higher than stock.

Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:57 am
by John Brown
Im still looking... I am pretty sure I got one here at work

Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:03 pm
by thrdeye
I found one on Summit that wasn't too expensive. Maybe I'll rent it out :-D

Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:15 pm
by 90civichb
I've got one for bicycle shocks. It only goes to 120psi, though. Also you would lose a bunch of air. Pretty much zero help.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:41 pm
by thrdeye
90civichb wrote:I've got one for bicycle shocks. It only goes to 120psi, though. Also you would lose a bunch of air. Pretty much zero help.
at least we can agree on truck mirrors

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Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:04 pm
by TedV
I have one for my air rifles. It goes to 5000 since max pressure I need to feed the tank is 4500psi.

Might need some adapters. Too much???

Re: RE: Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:59 pm
by 90civichb
thrdeye wrote:
90civichb wrote:I've got one for bicycle shocks. It only goes to 120psi, though. Also you would lose a bunch of air. Pretty much zero help.
at least we can agree on truck mirrors
:lol:

Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:45 am
by thrdeye
And Summit rocks. The gauge is already in - less than 24 hours from order to arrival.

Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:48 am
by TedV
Probably was at the Atlanta store/warehouse.

Sweet!!!

Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:53 pm
by Miata22
If you need nitrogen at any time. I've got small portable tanks and regulators to charge shocks with. I'll probably have with me at events.