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So when should you replace the shocks and struts on your car? How can you check the condition of them now yourself? Will worn out shocks wear out your tires?
I hope this video helped to answer some of your concerns about when to replace your shocks and struts on your vehicle.
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Thank you brother. I had a tire installer tell me I need new shocks and struts today. I think he's full of it.
Yeah, Firestone told me the uneven wear on my car is caused by worn struts. I had to wonder. Thanks.
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Great information…about a year ago we replaced the tires on my son’s mustang….within 2 weeks his front tires were eat clean of tread on the inside. He had a front end alignment done when he bought the tires. They informed him his struts were bad. I replaced them ..replaced the tires…problem solved.
My toyota has 143k miles. I took it to a Sears mechanic, and they pointed out the leak. I read an article about struts and it's highly suggested to replace them between 65k and 100k miles. Well, mine is 143k. You think I made the right decision? Thanks.
My steering wheel vibrates at highway speeds, is this cause for concern?
Thanks man. That's by far the best testing I've seen. I appreciate the details!!! Love the vid! Please keep it up!!
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Thank you. That was very helpful.
….But tires are also filled to a certain PSI to maintain even wear…so to contradict your claim any change in these dynamics would eventually wear uneven or if not damage the entire assembly.
I went in for tires and he told me my house needed a new roof. Then he gave me his brother's (roofer) phone number.
My car makes a clunking or rattling noise when driving on bumpy roads. I took it to the dealership and they told me the struts are worn out, my car just reached 55k miles.
very nice video. Thank you. I have a camry 07 with 130K that rides fine. One day i find a noise from the front passenger side. It turns out that the last ring coil is broken but the coil is still working well. I bought a strut/coil assembly after market and install it in the front passenger side. Somehow I feel every single bump. The car is stiff from the driver side. Not comfortable. the passenger side which has the old strut runs smooth over bumps. I am considering buying just the OEM coil and install it on my old strut. What do you think. A mechanic has told me that i do not need to change both coils as coil almost never change their rate or stiffness overtime. What do you think. Thanks
Not replacing shocks Will wear the tyres faster. The question is how much faster; 0.5% faster,30% faster or 60% faster. The 2 cases you saw needed the shocks changing. The "lady "in question without seeing her car we cannot say one way or the other. Encouraging people with little knowledge to pay no attention to proffessional advice could be dangerous in some cases. You are not the only honest mechanic on this planet. Braking distances are also increased by shock wear. Your advise is otherwise reasonable, a 1.5% increase in tyre wear or stopping distance doesn't warrant changing the shocks.
On my van one strut is much more worn out than the other side and this is causing the van to not track straight on the road. I would expect that to cause extra wear on the tires.
If there is a bouncy squek when going over bumps, do I need nee shocks or struts?
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I had to replace my driver side rear tire, because I was losing 2 to 5 pounds of pressure per day. The mechanic said my struts are shot because the rear tire was extremely worn on the inside. I couldn't have the work done at that time cause I had to drive out of town. An 800 mile round trip. I just bought a used tire and planed to have the work done in a week. Last night, on the freeway the passenger side rear tire blew. It was extremely worn on the inside. Is this proof positive my struts and shocks need replacing?
Thanks, I have a Toyota 150,000 miles. Now I am sure that I need to replace them.
Depends how car is driven…geez or leaky seals of just bad quality. THey say 80k miles and check. There's always exceptions to the rule! Just cuz you drove 271k doesn't mean they didn't degrade for 200k miles…Trucks are harder to notice since peeps think they are indestructable and they don't turn as sharply as cars so you wouldn't know…
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so when you ear a banning noise when i drop in a pothole that means my shocks is bad
I have an 4×4 Toyota Landcruiser 90s Series, I had installed maybe some 5 years ago the OLD MAN EMU suspension kit, which is supossed to be a heavy duty system. I do not go off-road though but road pavement where I live is like living being in the moon, is often full of craters, bumbs, and speed bumps that are very tall … all of these definitely is heavier load on a car than a typical US well paved roads. These suspension doesn't have even 30k miles on them… my problem is that all of a sudden, not really gradually, I started to feel harder pot holes when I pass through them, and bumps feel a little bit more bouncy. I really stress out because as I said the pavement of my city is awful, and even can hear the impact in the car everytime I go through a pot hole… like it hurts.
I took the car to a place that has a machine that test the suspension by puttying into sort of a bouncy platform, and the result according to the mechanic is that the eveything looked fine… But STILL i feel the car different as before…
Is there other way i can certify really that the suspension is worn out ???
Helpful information thanks
Just subscribed. Great info and to the point.
Great video
when I put my foot on the break steering and break padel shakes why would that be happening
Completely wrong. failing shock absorbers or struts will cause cupping in the tires, however your testing is correct. some mechanics will sell you parts tp make themselves money, but most of them just want your 2ton metal death trap to be as safe as possible.
Could damaged front stabilizer links be a sign of strut going bad….car has only 36k miles on it.
the bounce test only tests part of the shocks function
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no ….the spring absorbs the impact. thanks for the video tho.
should the shocks and struts be replaced on originals at 127000 miles along with sprk plugs.??????
That car came right at me bro!! I thought I was supposed to trust you..
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if your tires are wearing in a wavy patterns, replace your shocks and struts.The industry recommendation is every 50k miles, personally I think that is way too soon. If your shocks and struts are worn, not only do you get excessive body roll and poor handling, but your motor mounts are taking a beating and front brakes are wearing out much more than it should
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In the case you talk about at the beginning, it depends on the wear on the existing tires. If the old tires are worn evenly–then yes, you're right the shop was probably hustling the customer. However, if the tires were cupped then the shop was right to suggest new shocks/struts.
Severely worn shocks/struts will cause the tires to cup–ruining the tire. At $100-200/tire that's a lot of wasted money.
This is good information in regards to shock or strut failure however it might be a good side note that these manufacturers recommend replacing shocks and struts at 50,000 miles as part of a regular maintenance program to avoid having a failure at all. Also it might be less aggravating to replace parts at the end of their service life rather than letting multiple items pile up and have a bunch of repairs to contend with all at once and not know the root cause of another problem.. Or not.
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I need to replace my shocks. I have 80,000 miles on my suv and these are my warning signs. My car makes a creaking noise and when I go over bumps in the road, it doesn't bounce back like it should.