Shock absorbers are one of the most important elements of a car’s overall performance, so it’s necessary to make sure they’re always in good functioning order. However, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Audi Rs4? That’s precisely why our team has written this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is necessary to replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Audi Rs4, and finally, what is the price to change them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Audi Rs4?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Audi Rs4 , we will see why it can be necessary to replace them. It is not easy to evaluate the state of your shock absorbers, however, it is necessary to know the function they play to understand the benefit of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Audi Rs4 are part of the safety features. In fact, they are the ones that will make sure that your car has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the car evenly. Also the shock absorbers ensure the driving comfort of your Audi Rs4 , if they are worn out you will get tired faster and therefore getting behind the wheel your car will be more risky. At last, having shock absorbers in bad state will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Audi Rs4?

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We will now see the part that will obviously bring you to this content, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Audi Rs4? After having discovered the value of having shock absorbers in good state, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should take into consideration making this replace.
For this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, on the other hand we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Audi Rs4, here they are:

  • We estimate that the shock absorbers of a motor vehicle have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Audi Rs4, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t necessarily think about it but the technical control is a good method to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Audi Rs4. In truth, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (especially since its evolution in 2019) enables to make a good check-up of the state of an automobile. In truth, it will check on your shock absorbers the presence of leakage, the deformation of the rod, the presence of corrosion, and the fixing of these . If you have some know-how in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which warns you of a possible leak.
  • If you notice that your Audi Rs4 squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to have a look at our content dedicated to this problem. One of these signs can alert you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Audi Rs4 on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, check if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not hesitate to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can alert you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Verify the wear of the tread of the tires of your Audi Rs4, in truth if you detect abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a signal of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to replace the dampers of your Audi Rs4 .

Price to replace shock absorbers Audi Rs4

And to conclude this article we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Audi Rs4 . We’re going to separate in two auto parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a professional, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them installed by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers replace on Audi Rs4 by a professional: If you replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a professional, we recommend you if you have a small budget to go rather to a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert which will offer you prices much less expensive than the mechanic of your Audi Rs4 dealership. However, if you have a Audi Rs4 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the type of mechanic and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Audi Rs4 on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the replace yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make real savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not hesitate to take a look at the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to replace the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, stick to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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