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Life span of struts and shocks 200

posted by  someone claiming to be David Johnson on  Thu Nov 17 14:55 CST 2011 [RELATED]

How long should struts and shocks last, approximately? I have 331,000 miles on my '86 244. Have owned the car since 150,000 miles and replaced the front struts and rear shocks once back in 2005 at around 250,000 miles. So 80,000 miles on them. A shade tree mechanic friend tells me that struts/shocks are usually good for no more than 50,000 miles, give or take.

The car still rides very well....I had all of the bushings replaced in '05 at the same time...but he insists that they (struts/shocks) are toast and I just don't notice it because I drive the car every day.

Any preference for brand?






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