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what are car struts? How fast can bad struts wear down tires?

Dec 29, 2005 by klorox5 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a '99 Maxima with approx. 157,500 miles. I bought 4 new tires in May (I have put 12,000 miles on these new tires) and the back tires have worn down so bad that I doubt I will get another 5,000 out of them. I was told that my struts were badly

Struts have taken the place of shock absorbers in many newer vehicles. Struts are shock absorbers with a heavy spring over them. The springs are under tension and need special spring compressors to remove the springs from the struts. Struts, unlike shocks,

supergwo | Dec 29, 2005

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