Quick strut replacement needed?
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Shazzam!
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Wilmington, DE
Quick strut replacement needed?
Driver Side
Passenger Side
See the attached pictures, left and right side shock absorber bolt on the bottom. Do these need replaced or can it wait until after a road trip? I know it’s a dumb question, but I’m in a time crunch, but I also don’t want something going clunk/crash/boom while I’m driving and get to pay a mechanic somewhere on my trip to do it.
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Struts and shock bushings don't usually fail to the point that they leave you on the side of the road, they just make lots of clunking noise and cause the ride to suffer.
You should be fine waiting until after the trip but I wouldn't tow any real heavy loads in the meantime.
You should be fine waiting until after the trip but I wouldn't tow any real heavy loads in the meantime.
Thread Starter
Shazzam!
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 420
Likes: 1
From: Wilmington, DE
Struts and shock bushings don't usually fail to the point that they leave you on the side of the road, they just make lots of clunking noise and cause the ride to suffer.
You should be fine waiting until after the trip but I wouldn't tow any real heavy loads in the meantime.
You should be fine waiting until after the trip but I wouldn't tow any real heavy loads in the meantime.
