One of the first signs people notice when their car needs new shocks or struts is poor steering response. The steering wheel will often become stiff and hard to turn, and their may be unusual noises when turning wheel. In addition to these problems, you may find that your car sways or leans on turns or when changing from one lane to the other.
When struts are worn or damaged, the vehicle will often compensate in other ways. While often strut damage is better felt than seen, you might notice visibly dented or damaged struts or shocks. In addition to this physical damage, fluid leaks among struts and shocks are common when a car needs replacements. Mounts and bushings can also become corroded, damaged, or worn as time goes on.
If your tires show unusual wear patterns it may be time to replace your shocks and struts. Suspension damage can cause cupping in tires, which is when cups or scalloped dips develop around the edge of the tread. Depending on vehicle and driving conditions, many cars require shock and strut replacements sometime after the fifty thousand mile marker.
The most common problem with shocks and struts is when they start leaking. Struts and shock absorbers are filled with oil. If during a regular inspection, your mechanic noticed that a strut or shock absorber is leaking, it must be replaced, as it will stop working without a sufficient level of oil. Sometimes a shock absorber may stop functioning even without visible leaks. What are the symptoms of a bad shock absorber or strut?
You may also notice that your car swings up and down more, like a boat. The corner with the weak shock absorber will keep bouncing up and down longer, while the corner with the good unit will rebound slowly and will not bounce more than twice. Another common reason to replace struts is after hitting a major pothole, curb or after an accident.
In any of these cases, the strut might be bent, which may not be visible. Driving with a failed strut or shock absorber is not safe. This is for a 98 Toyota Camry. The ride is a little bouncy, and the mileage is up there, so I'm not sure if the coils need to be replaced as well.
It would certainly be way cheaper to replace just the struts. Coils should be fine, honestly, I haven't heard of people changing them for other reasons than them breaking or to heighten or lower the ride height and firmness so on and so forth. As some posters say, you might need to change out more than just the shocks, but it should end up cheaper than changing them all either way.
Take it to someone you trust though, so they won't change things just to change things. I had a strut that would freeze up solid on one side if the temp was below freezing over night. Maybe condensation but only that side and I don't think so being a good mechanic myself. Coil springs should be fine.
I have only ever replaced springs on one car, because after six figures of mileage they were sagging badly. It was probably my fault too, driving way too long on struts which had long ago worn out, causing the springs to do all the work and wear out. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Additional giveaways are planned. Detailed information about all U. Posting Quick Reply - Please Wait. Search this Thread Advanced Search. Similar Threads Struts , Automotive, 32 replies Struts , Automotive, 29 replies Advise: New struts after 2 years and right out of warranty period miles!
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