Failing shock absorbers

[Vyse]

I had some Eibach springs fitted to my car a few weeks back and it felt great. But things have been getting worse as of late. The back end of the car feels bouncy when on the motorway. I haven't had a chance to jack the rear of the car up yet but I did have a quick glance when kneeling down.

Anyway, can shock absorbers show signs of failure without actually leaking?

[Vyse]

Its a FN2 and has done about 25K, I had the Eibachs fitted a few months back.

[Vyse]

I changed the rear shocks as I found some quite cheap and it seems to have sorted the problem out.

Also is it possible to knock the rear suspension out of alignment on a car that has rear torsion beam suspension? I accidentally kerbed the rear left when I turned a into a left hand corner a bit early.

[Vyse]

Thats good to know. Slightly less chance of knocking something out of alignment unlike the front end.

Mr2Mike said:

It's quite possible to bend a torsion beam if you hit a kerb hard enough.

There is no built in adjustment as such, but you can buy shims that can be fitted between the torsion beam and the hubs to correct the toe and camber.