Shock absorbers are one of the most vital elements of a car’s general performance, so it’s essential to ensure they’re always in good working conditions. However, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Cadillac ATS? That’s precisely why our team has made this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is essential to replace the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Cadillac ATS, and at last, what is the price to change them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Cadillac ATS?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Cadillac ATS , we will see why it can be essential to replace them. It is not easy to evaluate the condition of your shock absorbers, however, it is essential to know the function they play to discover the benefit of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Cadillac ATS are part of the safety features. In fact, they are the ones that will ensure that your vehicle has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the vehicle evenly. Additionally the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Cadillac ATS , if they are worn out you will get tired faster and consequently driving your vehicle will be more dangerous. At last, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Cadillac ATS?

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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 Cadillac ATS? After having seen the benefit of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will explain how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this replace.
For this, there are not a lot of possibilities, on the other hand we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Cadillac ATS, here they are:

  • We determine that the shock absorbers of a car have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Cadillac ATS, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t necessarily think about it but the technical control is a reliable way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Cadillac ATS. In truth, this thorough control of your car (especially since its evolution in 2019) allows to make a good check-up of the state of a car. 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 perceive that your Cadillac ATS squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to examine our content dedicated to this issue. One of these symptoms can inform you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and consequently the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Cadillac ATS 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 inform you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Verify the wear of the tread of the tires of your Cadillac ATS, indeed if you identify 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 Cadillac ATS .

Price to replace shock absorbers Cadillac ATS

And to end this guideline we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Cadillac ATS . We’re going to separate in two parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a specialist, 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 Cadillac ATS by a specialist: If you replace the shock absorbers of your car at a specialist, we advise you if you have a small budget to go rather to a car center like Feu Vert which will offer you prices much less expensive than the mechanic of your Cadillac ATS dealership. However, if you have a Cadillac ATS with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the sort of mechanic and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Cadillac ATS 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 significant savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not hesitate to check out 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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