ran off road

[rleach01]

well i was ran off the road today by a semi went into the ditch that dipped down low and then back up, so i hit pretty hard no damange to the out side but now i hear almost like a hourse galloping sound when i hit little bumps, what could this be, broken tie rod??? i have no idea

[Gr1m]

struts and upper strut mounts

[rleach01]

how much am i talking to fix?

[Redog]

Assuming no body damage or damage to mount locations, probably just the cost of shock, struts, and labor. Probably around $300 or so

Did you get the plate #, company name of the truck?

[rleach01]

thats not that bad, no it happened right on top of a hill so by the time i got the car under control and stoped it was down the hill out of sight

[Gr1m]

depends what you want to do, if your taking out your shocks and springs to replace them, you could buy aftermarket parts such as lowering springs or stiffer struts, that would change the price

[luckilero7]

umm factory STRUTS all around is not $300 unless u maybe do it urself. had a guy with an alero in the shop replace all and it was more like 800 after everything cuz u gota get an alignment too especially if u went thru all that

[rleach01]

wow ok well how hard would it to be to do myself?

[MADMike]

Not sure how much it costs or how tough to DIY but I have the same problem with my suspension all around, I recomend waiting until winter is over depending on where you are before you get it done. Its still snowing up here in MA and the roads around me are being torn up by the plows, espscialy in my school parking lot. Dont want to spend all that cash then have to replace everything again.

[Frostbite545]

My car makes the same noise, but only if its cold outside when the car is just getting warmed up... wonder if its the same thing with the shocks / struts. Never been replaced and theyre 70k old now.

[Redog]

To do it yourself, you'll need a spring compressor and air tools to break loose those nuts