If you notice your truck seems to ride sloppy or not have as tight handling or seems to have a lot of nose dive when breaking, it's time to replace your shocks. Easiest way to check the shocks are the bounce test. Push down on each bumper with force and see how well it rebounds. ...
Like Ford, GM still relied too much on truck sales and was trying to "shrink its way back to profitability" in the face of market changes it hadn't foreseen. But more downsizing wasn't the answer. Aside from enormous pension and health-care expenses, both companies had to contend with "...
Testing Your Shocks: How to Know When “It’s That Time” Perhaps the easiest way to testshocksis by judging their performance, but a visual inspection and “bounce test” can also be helpful in determining if it’s time to replace them. In a clear parking lot, start with the car at ...
How Much Does It Cost To Replace One? Because there’s a lot to take in when dealing with axles, it’s best to leave the repairs to a qualified mechanic. What’s more, it’s even better not to drive to the auto shop and call a tow truck just in case something else happens with...
suspend yourcarsoftly in the rear, but the points at which the other supports attach to your car's frame in the rear have their own little shocks called bushings. These rubber bushings can wear out, and then they become much less squishy. This can cause your rear end to thump or creak...
Because shocks and struts have so much to do with the handling of a car, they can be considered critical safety features. Worn shocks and struts can allow excessive vehicle-weight transfer from side to side and front to back. This reduces the tire's ability to grip the road, as well as...
However, there’s a common problem of seeing on dashboard a low tire pressure light but tires are fine. So what is the reason for this problem and how to fix
The front and rear axles each have anopen differential. Although this system provides much better traction than a two-wheel-drive vehicle, it has two main drawbacks. We've already discussed one of them: It cannot be used on-road because of the locked transfer case. ...
If production Chevys didn't change much in this period, management did, and new models were floated for the future: sports cars, hardtop-convertibles, all-steel station wagons. These and other ideas gained impetus with the June 1946 arrival of Cadillac chief Nicholas Dreystadt to replace M.E...
suspend yourcarsoftly in the rear, but the points at which the other supports attach to your car's frame in the rear have their own little shocks called bushings. These rubber bushings can wear out, and then they become much less squishy. This can cause your rear end to thump or creak...