Driving a car with bad shock absorbers can be a bit of a pain in a country like Nigeria. Aside from the near frequent heart attacks when you try to cross over bumps and bad roads, bad shock absorbers increase your braking distance by a few meters. The following symptoms listed below will help you identify if you have a bad shock absorber and you can make an educated guess whether to change them or not

Excessive vibrations while driving: With worn out shocks, you experience excessive vibrations when you drive, this is due to the valve or piston seal inside the shocks wearing out and not sitting properly.
Swerving or nose diving: This is also due to the valve or piston seal inside the shock wearing out. These means if you take a right, the whole weight of the vehicle goes to the left and since the driver will have to correct it, the vehicle would swerve. Also, braking will push the car weight further which will cause it to nosedive.
Brakes take more time to stop the car: Bad shocks increase braking time because it takes extra time for the vehicle to take up all the piston rod length.
Uneven tire wear: Shocks are meant to keep your tire firmly on the road but if they are worn out they won’t be able to. The part of the tire that is in contact with the road will wear and the part that is not in contact will not which will cause uneven tire wear.
Leakages: In some cases, the seals surrounding the shaft extending the body of the shock will begin to leak and this leaking fluid will run down the side of the shock towards the ground.

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