My 94 Mazda MX-3 rides very hard, but the "push/bounce" test on the absorbers...
...is ok. What could it be? I bought the car at 190k kms, it now has 198k kms on it. I do not ever remember it having "amazing" suspension by any means, but it seems extremely hard now, as if there is no shock absorption at all -- passengers have commented and a mechanic friend even said it needed new shock absorbers after driving it for a week, although he is not the most thorough mechanic... I preformed the "bounce" or "push" test (ref: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ7Y84A-1Ec - "Shock Absorber replacement") and the car seemed to respond just fine, as described in the video.
What could be causing such hard/bumpy ride? It's as if I have the suspension tuned for racing, or there is none at all... I can feel almost every bump!
No custom (or "racing") modifications were made to the car. It's all stock. To get the car safetied when I bought it I had to replace the right front strut, although I didn't do it myself I had a shop do it so I'm not sure if it was just the coil spring or the whole strut/absorber.
...is ok. What could it be? I bought the car at 190k kms, it now has 198k kms on it. I do not ever remember it having "amazing" suspension by any means, but it seems extremely hard now, as if there is no shock absorption at all -- passengers have commented and a mechanic friend even said it needed new shock absorbers after driving it for a week, although he is not the most thorough mechanic... I preformed the "bounce" or "push" test (ref: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ7Y84A-1Ec - "Shock Absorber replacement") and the car seemed to respond just fine, as described in the video.
What could be causing such hard/bumpy ride? It's as if I have the suspension tuned for racing, or there is none at all... I can feel almost every bump!
No custom (or "racing") modifications were made to the car. It's all stock. To get the car safetied when I bought it I had to replace the right front strut, although I didn't do it myself I had a shop do it so I'm not sure if it was just the coil spring or the whole strut/absorber.