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Nct suspension test

  • 05-02-2012 11:22am
    #1
    TURRICAN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 717 ✭✭✭


    Car results for Honda accord.
    Front axle near side 27 mm
    ... ... Offside 20mm
    Imbalance 26 mm and above 30 is a fail

    Question where are these measurements from and which side is on the way out?


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  • #2
    sean1141
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    are you sure the imbalance is not 26%

    edit: it on the back of the page which side is which! best to replace shocks on both sides also


  • #3
    TURRICAN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 717 ✭✭✭TURRICAN


    sean1141 wrote: »
    are you sure the imbalance is not 26%

    edit: it on the back of the page which side is which! best to replace shocks on both sides also


    Yea actually it says 26 , but it's really 7. Wtf.
    I kno which is offside but the 27 and 20 I don't kno.


  • #4
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    TURRICAN wrote: »
    Car results for Honda accord.
    Front axle near side 27 mm
    ... ... Offside 20mm
    Imbalance 26 mm and above 30 is a fail

    Question where are these measurements from and which side is on the way out?

    It means that one of your shocks is more worn than the other.

    If you go for NCT next your, they both might be gone, and your imbalance will be smaller than now.


  • #5
    TURRICAN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 717 ✭✭✭TURRICAN


    CiniO wrote: »
    TURRICAN wrote: »
    Car results for Honda accord.
    Front axle near side 27 mm
    ... ... Offside 20mm
    Imbalance 26 mm and above 30 is a fail

    Question where are these measurements from and which side is on the way out?

    It means that one of your shocks is more worn than the other.

    If you go for NCT next your, they both might be gone, and your imbalance will be smaller than now.

    I kno that but which is worn more coz I don't feel it when driving


  • #6
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    It means that one shock had 27mm or travel while the other had 20mm. The one with 27mm of travel is more worn.

    Its close to a borderline pass so I'd be considering new shocks over the next while.....don't wait another 2 years for the next NCT!

    Shocks should also be replaced in pairs.


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  • #7
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,795 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Hang on, isnt that nm, not mm and really the actual figure has no bearing on what is actually a fail or near fail.
    The imbalance is then a percentage figure. Your percentage difference (imbalance) was 26% so its a pass as it must be over 30% difference between them to fail. The 26% came from the 7 (difference) devided by 27 (higher figure recorded) =25.9%.

    As to which side. Assuming Im correct and the reading is in nm (newton metre), I would assume that the shock with the lower reading is the poor one. This would also tie in with the higher reading being used in the imbalance calculation.

    I would look at getting both shocks replaced at some stage as by replacing one, you could very possibly still have an imbalance.


  • #8
    sean1141
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    TURRICAN wrote: »
    Yea actually it says 26 , but it's really 7. Wtf.
    I kno which is offside but the 27 and 20 I don't kno.

    the differance might be 7MM but on the nct report the imbalance is given in percent (%) as mickdw has worked out for you.

    it on my nct report as Mm.

    replace both front shocks


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