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#45599 - 07/01/05 12:13 AM

how do i know there bad

white on white gtp Offline

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Loc: shelby twp, mi

well i know my struts are shot...loud knock yada yada, but how do i know if the shocks need to be done too, i would really rather not replace them.

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#45600 - 07/01/05 12:18 AM

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You don't have shocks.

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#45601 - 07/01/05 07:08 AM

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The struts are the shocks.

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#45602 - 07/01/05 04:21 PM

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Easy enough.

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#45603 - 07/04/05 09:15 PM

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One more question on struts. When the car has a lot of travel up and down, say when you hit a bridge joint on the highway, does that mean my struts are on the way out?

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#45604 - 07/04/05 09:31 PM

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Yes.

Struts generally only last about 30k miles on good roads if the roads are rough they have shorter life spans. The thing with struts is it's a gradual degrade so you slowly get use to the worn out struts and don't even notice that they are shot.

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#45605 - 07/15/05 01:14 PM

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white on white gtp Offline

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eer how about, how do i know if my springs are bad...i realize i typed the wrong thing, but i dont believe no one knew what i was talkin about...

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#45606 - 07/15/05 01:44 PM

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If your car is sitting at a wierd or funky angle then your springs are worn. Usually most noticed are the rear springs when the rear end tends to sag. Springs generally last a very long time. Unless you put extra weight on them like big sub woofers and amps in the rear. Or hauling all kinds of extra weight all the time.

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