95 honda accord hitting bumps very hard. Bad shocks or what?
I don't know a lot about cars, but, my 95 accord just got a major overhaul (timing belt, water pump, and lots of miscellanous stuff like belts and such). Problem is, my mechanic didn't say anything about the shocks, but, I feel like the car is hitting bumps Way too hard. When the road is smooth, the ride is great, but, for example, I was on a freeway today that has lots of continuious bumps and I thought my car was breaking apart… Literally had to get off an exit to check. But the, when I got to a newer part of the road (more smooth) the ride was really good. So, is this certainly the shocks, or what? Also, how much is a fair price to replace all 4 by a mechanic?
Struts and shocks
mechanic around $400
do it yourself $150
Give the push test. Push all the way down on the bumper and let go, first the front, then the back, you should get one and a half bounces. If your shocks are bad, there will be no bounce. For a 95 accord, i wouldn't put more than 200 per shock into it, including labor. Good shocks are expensive. A little less than good and they're still expensive and that $800 would be the less than good. Less than good meaning they're not expected to last as long.
Sounds like the sway bar links and bushings need replaced, they get hard over time and sounds like something is broken underneath.
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