Shock absorbers are one of the most vital elements 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 change the shock absorbers of your Lexus GS? That’s precisely why our team has created this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is necessary to change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Lexus GS, and at last, what is the price to replace them.

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Why change shock absorbers Lexus GS?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Lexus GS , we will see why it can be necessary to change them. It is not easy to evaluate the state of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is necessary to know the function they play to discover the benefit of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Lexus GS are part of the safety features. In fact, they are the ones that will assure that your car has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the vehicle evenly. Moreover the shock absorbers guarantee the driving comfort of your Lexus GS , if they are used up you will get tired faster and consequently driving your vehicle will be more dangerous. At last, having shock absorbers in bad state will accelerate the wear of other auto parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to change shock absorbers Lexus GS?

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We will now see the part that will obviously bring you to this content, when to change the shock absorbers of his Lexus GS? After having discovered the value 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.
For this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, nevertheless we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Lexus GS, here they are:

  • We estimate 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 GS, or to verify the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is an efficient way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Lexus GS. In actual fact, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (specifically since its evolution in 2019) enables to produce a good check-up of the state of a vehicle. In actual fact, 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 detect that your Lexus GS squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to look at our content dedicated to this problem. One of these signs can alert you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and consequently the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Lexus GS 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 alert you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Lexus GS, in actual fact 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 change the dampers of your Lexus GS .

Price to change shock absorbers Lexus GS

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

  • Price of the shock absorbers change on Lexus GS by a professional: If you change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a professional, we advise 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 GS dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Lexus GS 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 GS on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make serious 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 change the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, follow the link to get the prices and the different models available.

    If you have any additional questions about the Lexus GS, do not hesitate to consult our Lexus GS category.