Nigerian roads are mostly unfriendly to the vehicular investment of motorist because of the state in which most of the roads are. Vehicle owners are mostly surprise how soon they have to change suspension related parts just after few months of installing them. While some motorist drive around wondering why their vehicle is not as quiet as it once was.

Vehicle suspension system is designed to give vehicle occupant smooth and stable ride, and the system is able to do this through convoluted system working together. The suspension is what absorbs every abuse the road throws at the vehicle but the parts that makes up the vehicle suspension wears out and sometimes breaks off, creating an uncomfortable ride in turn.

What Motorist in Nigeria Must Know
55 percent of repairs carried out in an auto workshops in Nigeria are suspension based repairs and diagnosing a suspension problem can be very overwhelming if you’re not a qualified mechanic but there are some symptoms your suspension gives away when wear and tear has set in. Vehicle suspension wears out gradually and you might get use to the looser, bouncier and noisy effect the vehicle has because of the gradual process involved in the wear and tear.When your vehicle starts to bottoms out speed bumps, pot holes or keeps bouncing after an encounter with bumps or bad roads, there is something wrong with your suspension. Additional signs may include unusual noises over bumps, excessive body lean in turns or that the front end of the car dives sharply in hard braking and so on. Hold on for a minute before you start replacing parts you need to checkout all the mountings nuts and bolts of the suspension in order to be certain that the issues with your suspension is not just a loose bolt and nuts.

How to diagnose exactly what’s wrong with your suspension system
Below are symptoms suggested by Carmudi that can help motorist on how to react or response the different types of suspension issues experienced often with our vehicles;

If you’re experiencing pulling to one side while driving then the following might what’s wrong with your vehicle;

Low or uneven tire pressure: What you need is for a vulcanizer to check your tire inflation for you.
Uneven tire wear: This you can do yourself, check the front tires of your vehicle for uneven wears and replacing the front tires might solve this issue.
Bad alignment: You will need a professional to checkout and adjust your vehicle wheel alignment.
Bad steering components: You will need your mechanic to inspect the tire rods and steering rack of your vehicle.
Sticking brake caliper: Your mechanic will need to inspect your vehicle’s brakes for uneven wear or excessive heat.
If your wheels seem to wander and wiggle rapidly back and forth while you’re driving, the following below might be wrong with your vehicle;

One or more wheels out of balance: You will need to have wheel balancing carried out on your tires.
Uneven or excessive tire wear: Check the tires of vehicle for uneven or excessive wears and replace affected tires.
Vehicle out of alignment: You will have to consult a professional or specialist to adjust your vehicle wheel alignment.
Worn steering components: You will have to get a professional mechanic to check the tire rods and steering rack of your vehicle.
If you experience series of plunges like bouncing, dipping and so on while going over a bump or while driving on an uneven road. Or your vehicle keeps going up and down after you gone over the bump or that the front end of the car dives sharply in hard braking. The following below might be the cause;

Worn shocks or struts: Get your professional mechanic to check and replace shocks and/or struts of your vehicle.
Broken or slipped leaf spring: Have your mechanic inspect the leaf springs of your vehicle and repair or replace as required.

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Autosbay my main man, aa far la?

The picture wey you show na axle no be suspension na!