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Life span of struts and shocks 200

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posted by  matt b on  Thu Nov 17 15:36 CST 2011
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It really depends on the quality of parts you put on, and your driving.

If you drive rough dirt roads, they ain't gonna last as long. If you drive nothing but smooth freeways, well... they're gonna last a lot longer.

also, if you put lots of heavy stuff in the trunk, that's gonna cut short the life span of the rear shocks significantly.

For average driving, with average loads... I'd say 80-100k or more can be expected. I'd also expect struts up front to last longer than than the shocks in the back.

That said... your friend is correct in that they wear slowly, and you get used to them as they get worse. Simple enough to push on the bumper and see what happens. If the car bounces, they are shot. If the car just returns to normal level and stops.. well, you're probably fine for now.

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