Shock absorbers are one of the most important components of a car’s overall performance, so it’s necessary to make sure they’re always in good functioning conditions. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Lexus ES? That’s precisely why our team has posted this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will find out why it is necessary to replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Lexus ES, and at last, what is the price to change them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Lexus ES?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Lexus ES , we will find out why it can be necessary to replace them. It is not easy to measure the state of your shock absorbers, however, it is necessary to know the purpose they play to discover the interest of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Lexus ES are part of the security features. The truth is, they are the ones that will make certain that your vehicle has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the vehicle evenly. Also the shock absorbers ensure the driving comfort of your Lexus ES , if they are worn out you will get tired faster and therefore getting behind the wheel your vehicle will be more risky. Finally, having shock absorbers in bad state will accelerate the wear of other parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Lexus ES?

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We will now find out the part that will obviously bring you to this content, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Lexus ES? After having seen the benefit 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.
To do this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, nevertheless we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Lexus ES, here they are:

  • We determine that the shock absorbers of a motor vehicle have about 80 000 km of autonomy, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Lexus ES, or to verify the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is a reliable way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Lexus ES. Obviously, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (especially since its evolution in 2019) enables to make a good check-up of the state of a car. Obviously, 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 expertise 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 find out that your Lexus ES squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not be reluctant to look at our content dedicated to this problem. One of these indicators can warn you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Lexus ES on a flat surface and struggling with 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 warn you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Lexus ES, indeed if you notice 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 Lexus ES .

Price to replace shock absorbers Lexus ES

And to finish this guideline we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Lexus ES . 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 Lexus ES by a professional: If you replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a professional, we suggest you if you have a small budget to go rather to a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert which will propose you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Lexus ES dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Lexus ES with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Lexus ES 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, adhere to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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