Independent German & European car and suspension specialists · 73C Brown St, East Perth · since 2011
You can feel it.We'll find it.
The bounce that won't stop. The nose that dives. The pull, the lean, the clunk. Suspension trouble shows up in the seat long before it has a name. We're a real garage with real mechanics, working on Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT, Skoda, Porsche and Land Rover every day (and any other make you drive in), with diagnostics to a dealer's standard at a fraction of the dealer's price.
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Does your car do this?
Pick the one that sounds like yours and the car will do it. The red line is worn suspension, the black line is healthy. Flip the switch to watch either one.
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What it usually points toWorn dampers (shock absorbers). The springs still hold the car up, but nothing is calming them down, so the body bobs three or four times instead of settling in one. Tired springs can add to it.
We'd need to look at it to be sure.
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What it usually points toSome dip is normal. A deep lurch forward, then a rock back once you've stopped, usually means the front dampers are worn, sometimes with tired springs. It's worth checking: dampers are part of what keeps the tyres pressed onto the road while you brake.
We'd need to look at it to be sure.
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What it usually points toEvery car leans a little. If yours lurches over, wallows, or takes a moment to settle after the bend, that's usually tired dampers, sagging springs, or worn anti-roll bar bushes or links.
We'd need to look at it to be sure.
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What it usually points toWheel alignment, often after a pothole or a kerb. Uneven tyre pressures, a sticking brake or a worn steering joint can do it too. An alignment check is where we'd start, and we do suspension, steering and wheel alignment here.
We'd need to look at it to be sure.
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What it usually points toSomething has worn loose: usually a suspension bush, a ball joint, an anti-roll bar link or a damper top mount. Healthy suspension takes the same bump without a sound.
We'd need to look at it to be sure.
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What it usually points toWheel alignment that's out, so the tyre runs slightly tilted or toed and scrubs one edge. Sometimes a worn suspension part is letting the wheel move. Wear on both edges more often means the tyres have been run low. Catch it early and you save the tyre.
We'd need to look at it to be sure.