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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / March 2008Strut life expectancy, on-road only
'99 Outback Wagon, never used off-road, 101K miles, don't know if struts had been replaced before we bought it at 55K. Ride seems fine, no bouncy-bouncy, but....? First ever car with struts instead of shocks, so no prior experience. Thoughts? Bob Just another nice basic flake. (and old fart in training) > '99 Outback Wagon, never used off-road, 101K miles, don't know if > struts had been replaced before we bought it at 55K. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thoughts? I have an 01 with 115k on it and I can feel that the struts are not all that happy. you don't get bouncy bouncy you just feel like your teeth are going to fall out when you hit that pothole. I think mine are due. I'm curious of other's responses though. -- Todd H. 2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA >> '99 Outback Wagon, never used off-road, 101K miles, don't know if >> struts had been replaced before we bought it at 55K. At 55K its unlikely that the struts were replaced, but its possible. At 101K, the struts are tired, period. If it feels that the car hits bumps unacceptable hard, its time to replace the struts. Replace the strut top insulator bearings as well. These also get tired and hard. You might also want to replace the suspension bushes too. These retain the original insulation effect for around 3 years or so, then get either hard (= noisy) or really soft (less control, more noise). SD My 04 blew one at 40 some k . Definitely very weak. Subaru could have specced a better strut for a vehicle designed for rough surfaces > >> '99 Outback Wagon, never used off-road, 101K miles, don't know if > >> struts had been replaced before we bought it at 55K. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > SD I was just wondering about my struts when I hit a small hole it feels pretty rough like a hard bounce @ 106,000 plus Has any one diy the struts on a 2000 Outback ? is it a doable project ? TS My 04 blew one at 40 some k . Definitely very weak. Subaru could have specced a better strut for a vehicle designed for rough surfaces On Mar 2, 6:59 pm, "Stewart DIBBS" <s...@pixcl.com> wrote: > "Todd H." <sub...@toddh.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > SD >>> '99 Outback Wagon, never used off-road, 101K miles, don't know if >>> struts had been replaced before we bought it at 55K. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > too. These retain the original insulation effect for around 3 years or so, > then get either hard (= noisy) or really soft (less control, more noise). Thanks much Stewart. Just rented a new car and boy... yeah, my struts do really feel tired! Well described.  Signature-- Todd H. 2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA >>> '99 Outback Wagon, never used off-road, 101K miles, don't know if >>> struts had been replaced before we bought it at 55K. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > SD Advice much appreciated, especially about the other suggested parts. Guess I better start saving my pennies. Checked some parts sites, and it looks like over $300 just for the four struts, plus labor. Guess that's not too bad for a nearly 10 year old car. SignatureJust another nice, basic flake. > '99 Outback Wagon, never used off-road, 101K miles, don't know if > struts had been replaced before we bought it at 55K. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thoughts? 13 years and 300,000km and still on the original suspension parts - yes, the struts could be changed and the ride would be nicer but no handling issues. SignatureDominic Richens | knob@storm.ca "If you're not *outraged*, you're not paying attention!" |
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