confirming that long flange shock absorbers were more prone to corrosion than the newer short flange design. Fortunately, ...

Cars with worn-out shock absorbers illustrate what the devices are meant to do, because they tend to bounce continuously. Worn-out shocks compromise a car’s roadholding and braking. The bounce ...

In mechanics’ parlance, this means that the dampers (colloquially known as shock absorbers) have reached their end of life. They usually have a service life of between 80,000km and 100,000km.