Shocks are oil filled, so if you see oil on the shock body or drips on the ground, replace immieditly. Other than that, it's really hard to say since the way a shock dampens degrades slowly over time and is not noticed. Also, the type of vehicle and the way it's used will also contribute to the shocks life. If you are in doubt, take it to your favorite mechanic and ask his advice.
It does not have shocks on the front it has struts which should only be replace by a professional. The rear shocks are easily replaced. Just unbolt them and install the new ones.
Shocks should be replaced once obvious wear is noticed, such as the Suburban taking bumps in the road harder, and taking longer to recover. If the vehicle bounces after it is heavily leaned on, it is a sign the shocks are worn. Drivers who tackle rough often will need to replace shocks more frequently than those who drive regularly on highways. Most manufacturers recommend a shock replacement about every 55,000 miles.
You have to replace with springs and shocks
5 times
Not until the truck starts bouncing. are the shocks go to leaking.
How do you replace rear shocks on a 2003 altima?
Yes you can.
some times you will never . but also they get replaced when they leak or have no bounce control.
I paid $900 for shocks/struts and bushings. I was told that was the "brother in law" discount.
I need to replace the shocks absorber for my VW Jetta 2001.
how to replace rear shocks on a 1994 acura legend coupe
If you replace the manual leveling shocks on the rear with regular shocks you also have to replace the rear coil springs with stiffer ones. Use gm part #15182559 or bilstein part #199021 to replace the coil springs. The coil springs that come with the manual leveling shocks are not stiff enough to use with regular shocks, causing the rear end to droop.