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Time to Replace Your Shocks and Struts?

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Your vehicle’s ride control components, which include your shocks and struts, play a vital role in controlling shifts and sways in vehicle weight. Your tires and brakes work alongside these parts to provide handling tailored to your vehicle. Your shocks and struts will wear out due to everyday driving and various load and road conditions. Therefore, it is not always as obvious when these parts need replacing, as opposed to tires or brakes. Experts at Monroe suggest that you should replace your shocks at least every 50,000 miles. There are also signs that you might notice while driving that could suggest a need for repair. These signs include:

  • Needing to slow down to gain control while cornering or on highway ramps
  • Repeated replacement of front brakes, suspension components or tires
  • Difficulty controlling your vehicle at highway speeds, during windy conditions or when loaded
  • Excessive body movement – such as nose dive while braking or bouncing after a speed bump
  • Any excessive or unusual noises from the suspensionmonroe shocks and struts

If you experience any of these difficulties while driving, have your service provider inspect your vehicle’s ride control components. Monroe also suggests having your shocks and struts inspected every year or 12,000 miles as a preventive measure. The amount of time it will take these parts to become worn will vary. If you drive on rougher roads your shock absorbers and struts will compress and extend significantly more times per mile. Because of this, when your tires or brakes are inspected have your service professional check your ride control components too. They might find signs of physical damage to your shocks or struts, leaking fluid at the bottom of the unit, and/or corrosion or damage to the rod.

Replacing your shocks and struts can improve the control and handling of your car, shorten stopping distance and even reduce tire wear by ensuring firm tire-to-road contact. If you fail to replace shocks and struts that need replacing you may have trouble stopping and steering. If you decide your shocks and struts need replacing, Monroe offers premium ride control products and a 1,000-mile satisfaction guarantee. If you invest in new Monroe products you should have your technician inspect your bearing plate and mounting bolts as well. These two components are engineered to protect the shocks and struts and the investment you’ve made.

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