By David Maillie
When you go into almost any service repair shop like Sears Automotive service centers you will see large ads for shocks and struts. Usually they even have them graded from good, better and best (the cloud 9 ride). Many will tell you just like your new car dealer that replacement is recommended at certain mileages much like for oil changes and similar routine services. They may say it is recommended every 40,000 miles to every 60,000 miles. But, the question is are they right, about what will it cost and when is it really needed? The actual truth is that it all depends on how you use the car. In most cases, the shocks and struts will not need replacement every 40,000 miles (Unless you drive off road with your vehicle than that could be different). For most it’s a matter of when you start to feel or notice handling problems. You can always do a “bounce” test where you push down on each corner of your car and let it bounce back. If it bounces too much then you have an obvious bad shock or strut at that corner. Another key indicator is uneven tread wear on your tires. Bad shocks and struts will cause your wheels and tires to bounce unnecessarily during regular driving and especially during braking. This will usually lead to specific wear patterns which have balding spots, wear channels or cupping patterns. These are caused by the tire bouncing excessively and or pronation which are usually caused by alignment problems but can be made worse by bad shocks and struts. Repair and restore worn, yellowed and ugly, cloudy headlights to new again with the New Lite headlight restoration and cleaning kit from MDWholesale.com. Specifically formulated and guaranteed for your car.
In either case, once the shocks and struts start to show symptoms that they are going bad, your driving safety is at risk. Your car or trucks handling will be off and completely unreliable in the event of an emergency. Other symptoms of your shocks and struts going bad are swaying and dipping more than usual on regular drives. Bottoming out at dips in the road or with extra passengers is a sure indicator as well as bouncing or unusual movement at highway speeds. Any of these indicators means your shocks and struts are worn and need replacement.
For your safety and the safety of other drivers it is important that your shocks and struts work properly.
However, there is no set mileage as to when to replace them. That is just a gimmick by the manufacturers and larger, name brand service shops and centers to get more business from you. As with all of our articles, if this article has helped you in some way, please provide a link back so we can continue to provide great tips, content, opinions, reports, etc... and so that others may benefit as you have.
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