Very bad idea. The rear-end will bounce/oscillate any time you hit a dip or bump, and depending on the circumstances, you could lose control pretty quickly. Make some time and get them installed if at all possible.
Utter BS. I'm currently running one shock on my rear because I ripped the shock mount off the axle last offroad trip, and this is the 2nd time its has happened. The change in handling is almost negligible. The first time it happened I notice it bounced for a little longer than normal, but it is no where close to oscillating up and down just driving down the road. Its leaf springs in the rear, and spring itself will hinder damping, the shock damper is there just to return the system to a state of rest in the shortest amount of time, to provide a more comfortable ride. Coils would be a little worse, but its not as bad with leaf springs. I'm just saying, its not the Apocalypse like you are making it out to be.
Think about how many older cars are out there with blown out shocks, are they loosing control around every turn?
Utter BS. I'm currently running one shock on my rear because I ripped the shock mount off the axle last offroad trip, and this is the 2nd time its has happened. The change in handling is almost negligible. The first time it happened I notice it bounced for a little longer than normal, but it is no where close to oscillating up and down just driving down the road. Its leaf springs in the rear, and spring itself will hinder damping, the shock damper is there just to return the system to a state of rest in the shortest amount of time, to provide a more comfortable ride. Coils would be a little worse, but its not as bad with leaf springs. I'm just saying, its not the Apocalypse like you are making it out to be.
Think about how many older cars are out there with blown out shocks, are they loosing control around every turn?
Utter BS. I'm currently running one shock on my rear because I ripped the shock mount off the axle last offroad trip, and this is the 2nd time its has happened. The change in handling is almost negligible. The first time it happened I notice it bounced for a little longer than normal, but it is no where close to oscillating up and down just driving down the road. Its leaf springs in the rear, and spring itself will hinder damping, the shock damper is there just to return the system to a state of rest in the shortest amount of time, to provide a more comfortable ride. Coils would be a little worse, but its not as bad with leaf springs. I'm just saying, its not the Apocalypse like you are making it out to be.
Think about how many older cars are out there with blown out shocks, are they loosing control around every turn?
I tend to agree though not so strongly...Utter BS. I'm currently running one shock on my rear because I ripped the shock mount off the axle last offroad trip, and this is the 2nd time its has happened. The change in handling is almost negligible. The first time it happened I notice it bounced for a little longer than normal, but it is no where close to oscillating up and down just driving down the road. Its leaf springs in the rear, and spring itself will hinder damping, the shock damper is there just to return the system to a state of rest in the shortest amount of time, to provide a more comfortable ride. Coils would be a little worse, but its not as bad with leaf springs. I'm just saying, its not the Apocalypse like you are making it out to be.
Think about how many older cars are out there with blown out shocks, are they loosing control around every turn?
Utter BS. I'm currently running one shock on my rear because I ripped the shock mount off the axle last offroad trip, and this is the 2nd time its has happened. The change in handling is almost negligible. The first time it happened I notice it bounced for a little longer than normal, but it is no where close to oscillating up and down just driving down the road. Its leaf springs in the rear, and spring itself will hinder damping, the shock damper is there just to return the system to a state of rest in the shortest amount of time, to provide a more comfortable ride. Coils would be a little worse, but its not as bad with leaf springs. I'm just saying, its not the Apocalypse like you are making it out to be.
Think about how many older cars are out there with blown out shocks, are they loosing control around every turn?
and i call utter BS on you. ive driven around with both 1 rear shock, and no rear shocks.... (both in-city stuff, like getting something to eat, less than 5 mph.) with no rear shocks, your car is pretty hokey, i would NOT get on any freeway in my area without them!
you do understand 1 shock, and no shocks are two differant situations? 1 shock WILL dampen enough to prevent bouncing.
also, blown out shocks, still provide SOME dampening, anything that has friction in it's travel will probably dampen enough to prevent major bouncing.
You're right, I should have called a tow truck the other day after my offroad trip to get my 3 shocked Jeep home the 2 hours I needed to drive, what was I thinking? I wonder if AAA would actually send me a tow truck, or hang up telling me not to waste their time?It is amazing how many people on here condone the operating of an unsafe vehicle.
Any vehicle being driven with bad shocks or no shocks at all is unsafe.
I've actually never done a drug in my life. I'm not high, I know how my vehicle handles as I've owned it for over 5 years now, and if you read my post I said it did bounce some more, but the back of my Jeep wasn't bouncing off the pavement. And, ya, they will both bounce, but I've found my coils are a lot softer than my leafsprings.X2. You're high if you think driving with no rear shocks will not be noticeable. Furthermore, if you can not tell the difference between 2 shocks, 1 shock, and no shocks then you should spend more time with your vehicle and actually learn it's characteristics. AAAAND, leaf springs or coil springs, it won't matter, they'll both bounce.
Both my rear shocks were blown and now I have only 1. Ya there is some damping, but I guarantee you are over exaggerating with the hokey driving characteristics. I drove just fine at 70mph, let alone in the city, let alone on the country back roads.and i call utter BS on you. ive driven around with both 1 rear shock, and no rear shocks.... (both in-city stuff, like getting something to eat, less than 5 mph.) with no rear shocks, your car is pretty hokey, i would NOT get on any freeway in my area without them!
you do understand 1 shock, and no shocks are two differant situations? 1 shock WILL dampen enough to prevent bouncing.
also, blown out shocks, still provide SOME dampening, anything that has friction in it's travel will probably dampen enough to prevent major bouncing.
I was telling the guy that it wasn't like he was going to pull onto the road and he was automatically going to crash like he was making it out to be. I never said "hey dude, you don't need shocks ever, they are don't do anything period." IBegster said:I'm just saying, its not the Apocalypse like you are making it out to be.
Its funny, because those are the leaf springs I have.I can't even imagine the potential outcome hitting a dip/bump at highway speeds with my Rubicon Express Extreme Duty leaf packs without shocks (particularly if the vehicle was empty). I guarantee you the rear end would leave the ground, which could be disastrous if it happened on anything but a dry, straight, level road.
This is a pretty logical post, I agree.if you have the time to put the shocks in, do it.
if you don't have the time, and are not carrying anything extra in the rear end, then don't worry too much about it.
the BS, no your BS, no your BS is BS is going from best case to worst case... 2 shocks, 1, blown, none...
I've run without rear shocks for a week, low speed dirt roads, upto 120kph highway driving and never had any worries the whole time.
the back end "whoooops" up and down, but when your at speed it evens out pretty quickly, it was actually more noticable at lower speeds.
the "I guarantee you the rear end would leave the ground, which could be disastrous if it happened on anything but a dry, straight, level road." is possibly talking about driving offroad, as on road it didn't happen to me on the road, but maybe that guaruntee doesn't carry over borders.
as for the original post, if "before we leave" means for a few days trip, nothing special and just road driving... I would say enjoy the trip.
if "before we leave" means trail ride/jeep-speed/expedition trip then I would wait until the shocks are in and you can get them mounted.