How long should struts last? 54,000 miles?

 

For most cars, it is about 50k.

 

My accord has 100k and no bad struts.

 

I have heard through the grapevine that are units are Delphi made, good for an extended time period. I believe it was Randy who was quoted as saying that many people seem to be averaging 80k miles or so.

If your car takes a bit to settle after coming to a stop, time to get new struts. After all, they're the bit that prevents the car from eternally bouncing on the springs.

- Matt

 

No it makes a thump when i go over a bump.

 

It totally depends on what kind of roads you drive on. I replaced mine when I put the coilovers on, and they were still good. Probably close to the end of their life, but they had 130,000+ miles

Nik

 

I live in florida. Flat roads. No ice. No Snow. Occasional Rain. All this translates to few pot holes. But we do have speed bumps. But I go slow over them.

 

Ok then, the stool at my local tire shop says recommended replacement is 50k. The stool is sponsored by Monroe and touts the safety triangle or something like that.

 

With all due courtesy, tire shops are in the business of selling and installing ****. It's their job to tell you to replace as early as possible. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Unless you've got noticeable brake dive and a bouncing rebound when braking (there are several other symptoms), no need to replace them. Do you think they need to be replaced? Your call on this one will be as good as theirs...there's nothing they can check, short of opening the strut up, that you can't check or do as well. And I can practically guarantee they won't open the strut up to check the seals, etc.

That's just me.

- Matt

 

With the state of roads in my city, I will replace my struts at 50k.

 

good question on the strut replacement. I should probably look into replacing mine... 60k mi on my MINI now...

 

Matt, you hit the nail on the head...no one can tell as well as the driver.