After zillions of such cycles, the cylinder bore, piston and shaft seals eventually wear out. Though original equipment shocks have improved in recent years, many still may need replacing in as little as 30, miles. With struts, the lifespan is about double that of a shock. Problem is, most people do not notice the gradual deterioration in ride quality until things get really bad. Many shocks and struts are not replaced as often as they should be. Replacement is needed if any of the following symptoms are noted: A bouncy or uncomfortable ride Nose dive when braking Excessive body sway when cornering Tail squat when accelerating Fluid leaks Physical damage to the shock or strut itself or its mounting hardware Cupped tire wear Indications of bottoming check suspension stops Vehicle fails a bounce test more than two oscillations after rocking and releasing the bumper When the rod on a gas pressurized shock or strut does not extend by itself indicating it has lost its gas charge.
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Please review and accept our Privacy Policy before signing up for the newsletter. Products Light Vehicles Commercial Vehicles. About Us. If it had, say, 10k miles, maybe not, but at k miles they will be significantly worn. How was it damaged? You need to make sure no damage to other parts occurred. Struts must be replaced in pairs. If a front strut is damaged you replace both front struts.
Same for the rear. Agree that at K miles the rear ones should at least be inspected, and replaced if worn. I think that even those of us who suspect that claims that struts must always be replaced in pairs are motivated more by concerns about profit than concerns about safety would replace both struts if it were our own car.
How should you spend your money? Is it best spent replacing your struts and your shocks at the same time, or should you do just one pair or the other? Back in the day, cars came with shock absorbers.
These were designed to control the up-and-down movement found in the coils and smooth out the ride. But when cars started getting smaller, there was less and less room for a separate coil and shock. These are shock absorbers with mounts for a coil that are then put into one unit with a cap on the top.
In this way you can remove the coil and shock in one unit, and it saves a ton of space.
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