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jjones, shocks/struts normally tend to last about 80K miles or so. The actual life that they will last is dependent on how you drive. The test I would recommend doing is what is called the "3 bounce" test. With the car parked on a flat surface, push down on a corner of the car and see how many times the car will bounce up and down. The car should stabilize out after 3 or less rebounds (don't count an up and a down as 2 bounces, only count the ups). Repeat this for each corner of the car. You may also notice when driving down the road the front/rear end of the car will tend to continue to bounce after hitting a bump of some sort. This would be another indication that the shocks/struts are in need of replacement. Under severe cases, you may even see abnormal tire wear due to the rebounding.
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jjones, shocks/struts normally tend to last about 80K miles or so. The actual life that they will last is dependent on how you drive. The test I would recommend doing is what is called the "3 bounce" test. With the car parked on a flat surface, push down on a corner of the car and see how many times the car will bounce up and down. The car should stabilize out after 3 or less rebounds (don't count an up and a down as 2 bounces, only count the ups). Repeat this for each corner of the car. You may also notice when driving down the road the front/rear end of the car will tend to continue to bounce after hitting a bump of some sort. This would be another indication that the shocks/struts are in need of replacement. Under severe cases, you may even see abnormal tire wear due to the rebounding.
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jjones, it could be the shock rubbing on itself, could be bad bushings. hard to say. If you have a lot of miles on the car, replacing the rear shocks is pretty easy and will help eliminate potential sources. If your bushings are wearing, you will be able to see this by simply looking at the rear wheels. As the bushings wear, they will cause the wheel to lean. The tops of the wheel will start to lean in normally. If you are seeing this, then it is definitely bushings (more than likely the lower forward arm).
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jjones, it could be the shock rubbing on itself, could be bad bushings. hard to say. If you have a lot of miles on the car, replacing the rear shocks is pretty easy and will help eliminate potential sources. If your bushings are wearing, you will be able to see this by simply looking at the rear wheels. As the bushings wear, they will cause the wheel to lean. The tops of the wheel will start to lean in normally. If you are seeing this, then it is definitely bushings (more than likely the lower forward arm).
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For members who have changed their shocks, did you use OEM parts, or did you go aftermarket? What was the pricing of the shocks like?
With 24,000 miles on my X-Type, I'm a long way from having to change mine. But I'm curious because on another car I owned, the Nissan dealer wanted $400 per shock (!) so I went with higher quality aftermarket shocks for ~$80 on each corner.
Are aftermarket shocks readily available for the X-Type? With the AWD system and fairly unique suspension system, I'm wondering if the shocks are special/weird in some way.
With 24,000 miles on my X-Type, I'm a long way from having to change mine. But I'm curious because on another car I owned, the Nissan dealer wanted $400 per shock (!) so I went with higher quality aftermarket shocks for ~$80 on each corner.
Are aftermarket shocks readily available for the X-Type? With the AWD system and fairly unique suspension system, I'm wondering if the shocks are special/weird in some way.
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