How can i tell if my struts are bad???

Herm99 · Post by **Herm99** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:34 am

i've been an audi guy my whole life, and when the shocks blow you know it because they leak oil all over the shock body....i'm under the impression these are gas/air shocks, so how can i tell if they are bad? I have a mild hunch my front shocks are bad, front left one makes some strange noises. Any tell-tale signs??

Also, where is the cheapest place to get OEM ones, don't care about performance or lowering, just want stock/oem ones.

Thanks

internetautomart · Post by **internetautomart** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:00 pm

oil, as you already stated. too much bounce, noise.
if you think they are bad, they probably are. struts are not designed to last that long.
I can get you a good deal on some stock replacements if you want.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:06 pm

KYB GR2s are better and cheaper than OEM. They are gas. Gas struts are bad when they are stiff as hell or (later on) the car bounces all over the place. Oil struts just seam to blow out and bounce. The tire-kicker way to test is to push down on each corner hard and if it bounces more than twice, the struts are bad.

Herm99 · Post by **Herm99** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:58 pm

internetautomart wrote:oil, as you already stated. too much bounce, noise.
if you think they are bad, they probably are. struts are not designed to last that long.
I can get you a good deal on some stock replacements if you want.

cool, just sent you a PM. Thanks

Herm99 · Post by **Herm99** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:59 pm

evolutionmovement wrote:KYB GR2s are better and cheaper than OEM. They are gas. Gas struts are bad when they are stiff as hell or (later on) the car bounces all over the place. Oil struts just seam to blow out and bounce. The tire-kicker way to test is to push down on each corner hard and if it bounces more than twice, the struts are bad.

Where do you recommend getting the KYB's from? Tirerack??

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:19 pm

That's where I would get them, but there might be cheaper places. I think you can order them direct from KYB.

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:02 pm

ebay tends to have them for cheap

internetautomart · Post by **internetautomart** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:54 pm

jamal wrote:ebay tends to have them for cheap

and without warranty.
you need to be very careful about that, alot of stuff being sold on ebay doesn't come with a valid warranty.

chuckles · Post by **chuckles** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:54 am

The cheapest place I could find them: www.partsamerica.com

internetautomart · Post by **internetautomart** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:29 pm

same price as I quoted him on GR-2s

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How can i tell if my struts are bad???

How can i tell if my struts are bad???