strut replacement 80K

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Jeff Lesperance, Feb 23, 2004.

  1. It really depends on the roads where you drive. In the Detroit area, the
    roads here are worse than in Afghanistan, so it's not uncommon to replace
    rims, struts, tires, shocks, and all kinds of other bits before the rest of
    the civilized world would even consider it. For conspiracy theorists, it
    could be a way to force people to buy new cars sooner, or maybe just the
    whole area is one big squeak and rattle test track.

    I replaced my struts and shocks at about 115,000 miles, and they were still
    in good shape, but one shock was leaking oil, so the rears were done first.
    Then I thought since I switched brands, I should do the struts too. I even
    did it all myself.

    I'd say 80,000 miles is a bit early, unless you drive 55 over speed bumps or
    do a lot of stunt driving.However, at that point there are less miles ahead
    of the struts then have gone by, so if you like the car and want to keep it,
    it's worth the upgrade.

    Sometimes as well, if a strut was damaged from a big hole, the tire could
    have some damage as well. It would bear looking at, especially a front tire.

    Jeff
     
    Jeff Lesperance, Feb 23, 2004
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  2. Jeff Lesperance

    squirrely Guest

    consensus appears to be that 80K was early

    suffering a little buyers remorse

    replacing the strut link and front strut did get rid of some serious
    shimmy/vibration, but probably could have saved some money on repair. Plan
    to hold on to vehicle, so should get my investment back eventually.
     
    squirrely, Feb 24, 2004
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