or what else could it be...it is a 1996 intrepid....i was driving it and went over a bump and it sounded like something broke and started dragging on the ground then the sound stopped....i got out and looked and the car looked low in the rear...i drove it home but then i heard a pop and got out my brand new studded winter tire had blown....spare was put on and i got home....now the car sits...my hubby hasn't had a chance to look at it but said that if the shocks went then the tire may have rubbed against something underneath and a stud may have been pulled out and that is what popped.....what do you think....would one shock done make the car go lower in the back...or just both....and how much to fix do you think?
2007-02-17 11:49:09 · 9 answers · asked by kitten 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Please listen very carefully........Shocks/Struts have NOTHING to do with ride height.
Your problem is with the spring set that controlls the ride height on this vehicle.
Spring............not Shock (or strut)
2007-02-17 18:17:25 · answer #1 · answered by d_cider1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have struts not shocks for number one. Yes they can both go bad at once. Not only that your springs can get weak with age also. I like driving fast I have an 01 Grand Prix GTP I have changed the strutes numerous times and the springs twice. This is due to taking curves at 90+
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2016-11-23 15:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by maysey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, ya suspension problems and its the struts for sure. Its gonna be expensive if you take it to a mechanic. a new strut is about 100$ per and then the labor could be 2-300$ go to the junkyard and buy a strut there, much cheaper.....
2007-02-17 12:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by Z 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My hubby is a mechanic he says it's a spring they hold the car up not the shocks.
2007-02-17 11:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by Cheryl S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes possably the shocks broke but sounds like the rear axle went those cars are bad for it i have one too i have through two rear ends
2007-02-17 11:53:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you broke a spring or strut and it destroyed the tire for you as well
2007-02-17 11:54:04 · answer #7 · answered by doug b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Botch it up and trade it in against another car. If it happened once, it,ll happen again...!
2007-02-17 11:56:49 · answer #8 · answered by Merovingian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably the suspension. Do not drive it, you will damage the rear axle.
2007-02-17 11:59:11 · answer #9 · answered by A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋