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Perhaps the better question is  “How well do you want your vehicle to perform?”  If you can answer that question, the decision about “when to replace” becomes much easier.  The simple answer then becomes a matter of choice: OPTIONAL UPGRADE If you want more handling and control than your vehicle design is currently capable of: Right now is the right time. MAINTENANCE SUGGESTED AS MAINTENANCE If you want to keep your vehicle operating as well as it was designed to: Then KYB and most industry experts suggest replacement shocks and struts after 50,000 miles (80,000 km). TO RESTORE CONDITIONS- BASED If your vehicle has excessive ride control conditions such as nose-dive or harshness: Right now is the right time. NECESSITY REPAIR If your shocks and struts are damaged, causing tire cupping or leaking to the point of dripping: Then you have failed units and replacements become required at this time. TO FURTHER SIMPLIFY THE REASONS TO REPLACE: 1. UP

A mount on assembled corner unit Mount close up STRUT MOUNTS: THE UNSUNG HERO. KEEPS YOUR RIDE QUIET & VIBRATION FREE. As the name (strut mount) implies, it’s a component that attaches the suspension strut to the vehicle. In addition, it insulates the tire noise & vibrations from the vehicle. Many (front) strut mounts also contain a bearing or bearing plate that serves as the steering pivot. On many front struts, the mount also includes a bearing that the strut attaches to. With one on each side of the vehicle, these bearings act as the steering pivots. The bearing is a critical component that affects steering movement smoothness and response.   A strut mount is like a sandwich .  One side bolts to the vehicle, the  other side  to the strut. In the middle is a rubber-like insulating material. So as the vehicle moves and goes over bumps, the up & down impact pushes and pulls at the mount. The mount’s job is to cushion the impacts to reduce

CRASH-AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS (ESC) ARE REQUIRED ON ALL NEW CARS, LIGHT TRUCKS, AND SUVS What is ESC?  Imagine a computer system in your vehicle that monitors how the driver is trying to control the vehicle and then takes over in an emergency; like if your tires slip during cornering or if the vehicle is about to spin out or maybe when the steering doesn’t respond quickly enough to avoid an obstacle.  In an instant,  Electronic Stability Control  can recognize the problem and take corrective actions: Actions like applying an individual brake to correct steering direction or by reducing engine speed. Provided that the tires have good traction during ESC control, you can safely avoid an accident. ESC is so effective that vehicle accident fatalities were reduced by more than 25% over a five year period. Estimates are that ESC helps avoid 600,000 accidents every year and reduces vehicle roll-overs by 75%. But ESC isn’t new. It was optional equipment in the late 90’s and then grew to b

SIMPLY PUT: MORE WEAR = LESS VEHICLE CONTROL There are two major disadvantages that begin to occur as your shocks (or struts) wear. First, as the shock’s ability to resist wheel & body movement diminishes, it becomes more difficult to control your vehicle. That becomes evident as quick-stopping distances increase and the driver has to compensate for conditions like body roll and nose-diving. The second is increased wear of every other related vehicle component. Since more suspension movement is allowed as the shocks wear, every attached part is subject to additional impacts and wear to those components occurs more quickly. The suspension springs, support arms, bushings, joints and wheel alignment all suffer. That translates to a shorter vehicle life, less vehicle satisfaction and additional repair expenses. WHY LESS CONTROL? Worn shocks allow more dramatic up & down tire movement. As the tire bounces up, the available tread contact on the pavement decreases. If the tir