Shock absorbers are one of the most essential elements of a car’s overall performance, so it’s important to make sure they’re always in good functioning conditions. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Ford B-max? That’s precisely why our team has made this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will find out why it is important to change the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Ford B-max, and finally, what is the price to replace them.

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Why change shock absorbers Ford B-max?

Before explaining to you when changing the dampers of your Ford B-max , we will find out why it can be important to change them. It is not easy to measure the state of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is important to know the purpose they play to understand the benefit of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Ford B-max are part of the safety features. The truth is, they are the ones that will assure that your car has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the automobile evenly. In addition the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Ford B-max , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore driving your automobile 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 change shock absorbers Ford B-max?

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We will now find out the part that will most definitely bring you to this content, when to change the shock absorbers of his Ford B-max? After having discovered the benefit of having shock absorbers in good state, we will explain how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should take into consideration making this change.
To do this, there are not a lot of possibilities, however we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Ford B-max, here they are:

  • We determine that the shock absorbers of a car have about 80 000 km of autonomy, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Ford B-max, or to verify 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 Ford B-max. Indeed, this thorough control of your car (specifically since its evolution in 2019) enables to produce a good check-up of the state of a vehicle. Indeed, it will verify 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 knowledge in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which alerts you of a possible leak.
  • If you identify that your Ford B-max squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not hesitate to take a look at our content dedicated to this trouble. One of these symptoms can notify you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Ford B-max on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, verify 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 notify you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Ford B-max, in fact if you detect abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a indicator of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to change the dampers of your Ford B-max .

Price to change shock absorbers Ford B-max

And to conclude this article content we will now see what is the price of replacing shock absorbers on a Ford B-max . 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 change on Ford B-max by a specialist: If you change the shock absorbers of your car at a specialist, we recommend 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 Ford B-max dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Ford B-max with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of mechanic and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Ford B-max on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can enable you to make significant 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 change 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.

    If you have any further questions about the Ford B-max, do not hesitate to consult our Ford B-max category.