How to Tell if My Car Needs New Shocks
Do you feel like your driving experience is a little more bumpy than you are used to? Does your vehicle seem to be handling the road a little rougher than usual? Read here to find out how to tell if your car could use new shocks, and also ways to tell the difference between shocks and struts. We have the info!
Shocks do exactly what their name implies. They also, however, work with your vehicle to resist other types of horizontal movement while moving to make driving safer. Every car on the road has a form of shock absorbtion, but many vehicles have struts instead of shocks. What’s the difference?
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The difference between shocks and struts mostly lies in where they are located and what they look like. Shocks are the easiest to spot because they are literally springs that are vertical underneath the vehicle. They work, as most springs do, to keep the vehicle from bouncing too much and aid in maintaining stability. Struts, on the other hand, are horizontal and on the inside of the tires, almost looking like a part of the tire. These work differently than springs, but do the same job.
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So how do you know when they need to be replaced? There are some very noticeable ways to tell if your shocks or struts are nearing the end of their lives. The first way is the most obvious. If your car is bouncing around or hitting each bump in the road forcefully, it’s probably a sign to get those checked out. If you push down on the bumper of your vehicle and it comes back up and bounces more than twice, it means your shocks are not aborbing weight the way they should. In either of those situations
