Suspension Diagnosis
Front or rear end noise, thumping or squeaking when driving and or going over bumps
- Loose and or faulty steering and suspension components
Poor and or erratic road handling
- Loose and or faulty steering and suspension components
- Uneven or incorrect pressures or faulty and or incorrect tyres
Car sagging when loaded with passengers and or luggage
Excessive bouncing when driving, braking and accelerating
- Loose and or faulty suspension components
- Car overloaded past recommended capacity
- Car unevenly loaded
- Uneven or incorrect tyre pressures or faulty and or incorrect tyres
Thumping when accelerating and or decelerating
- Loose and or faulty suspension components
- Broken, damaged or loose engine/gearbox mounts
- Faulty or loose drive shafts and or CV joints or differential
Car pulling to one side when driving or braking
- Uneven tyre pressures or faulty and or incorrect tyres
- Loose and or faulty steering and suspension components
- Wheel alignment may be needed
- Faulty brakes
- Uneven Tyre Wear
- Loose and or faulty steering and suspension components
- Wheel alignment may be needed
- Faulty brakes. May be binding or not 100% effective.
- Uneven or incorrect tyre pressures or faulty and or incorrect tyres.
Vibration when driving
- Wheels and tyres need balancing.
- Faulty tyres and or wheels.
- Loose and or faulty steering and suspension components.
Leaking shock absorbers and or front struts
All leaking components need to be replaced
Technical Tip
Suspension Diagram
One of the most cost effective handling modifications is to replace the worn out stock rubber suspension components with Polyurethane components. In most cases not only will this return a feel like new ride, but upgrading with the new polyurethane technology will actually make the ride and cornering “better than new.”