The test for shocks is to bounce one corner of the vehicle up and down
hard and let go counting the bounces until it stops. Good shocks will
have about one to one and a half bounces, if you get 3 or more bounces,
the shocks have failed.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

DiezMon wrote:
>
> So, how does one know when they NEED new shocks?
>
> "Mythic" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > I can get some stock 04 tj shocks, will these fit a 97 TJ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > (hope I don't cause another flame war!