George Macdonald wrote:
>
> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 04:02:39 GMT, slim <pickin's@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Group question!
> >
> >(btw...THANKS to everyone on the wiper question)
> >
> >I only have 60K miles on the car, mostly city driving,
> >when can I expect to have to replace the shocks and/or
> >struts?
> >
> >The ride and handling are still good.
> >
> >Do the shocks and struts just "blow out" suddenly,
> >or do they deteriorate quickly over a period of time?
>
> Depends where you live but that suspension system is prone to broken front
> springs in the frost belt - the spring breaks just where it enters the
> perch on the shock. Because of where the break is, you probably won't even
> notice any difference in ride/handling but you might hear a "doink" when
> you get out of the car on the side with the break; you'd definitely hear
> the "doink... doink" when you jack the front up. The break *can* put some
> side force on the shock which will wear it out quicker.
>
> Unless you drive on rough roads a lot, the shocks could last the life of
> the car... or at least till suspension ball joints or bushings need
> replaced, i.e. well into the 100-200K mile range. BTW the often-mentioned
> bounce test doesn't tell you anything about shock absorber condition,
> unless they're really shot - a better criterion is extended stopping
> distance on a rippled surface... or wallowing on corners and freeway
> undulations.
>
> Note that with the Honda double-wishbone setup, the shock absorber only has
> to do one thing: damp suspension motions... unlike a MacPherson strut
> system where the shock turns with the steering, acts as a suspension
> locating member and gets all sorts of other stresses from those actions....
> damn Earle MacPherson.:-)
Thanks! ;-)
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