Suspension repair

Control arms, ball joints, track rod ends, shock absorbers and bearings. We check the suspension on the lift and tell you the price before anything is replaced.

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The price before the work starts

This job has no published price. Call or book a time. We check the car and tell you the price before the work starts.

How it works

Call us or drop in
Give us the registration. We confirm the price and agree a time in the same call.
We do the work
You get the car back at the time we agreed.
You pay the agreed price
No surprises on the invoice. If we find anything else, we call before we touch it.

What the price includes

Suspension check on the lift: joints, bushes, dampers and bearings gone through by hand
A clear list of what must be replaced now and what will still keep
A price for every item before work starts, parts and labour itemised
Replaced parts shown on request

What the price does not include

Wheel alignment. It is a job of its own and we price it separately. After control arms or track rods an alignment is often needed.
Lowering and tuning parts. We repair to standard condition.
Rust damage at the body mounting points. That is body repair, and we say so plainly if we find it.

At the same visit

Diagnostics
The first hour. We credit it against the repair if you have the work done here.
69 €

About this work in detail

Suspension is the commonest reason a car fails the Finnish inspection. That is no accident: salted roads and frost-heaved streets wear joints and bushes faster than in warmer countries. So the suspension is worth checking before the inspection, not after it.

A suspension fault is heard and felt before it is seen. A knock over speed bumps, a creak when turning, vibration in the steering wheel or wandering in road ruts are the usual signs. None of them alone says which part is worn. Only the lift and a check by hand say that.

A loose joint is not just an inspection matter. It lengthens the braking distance, wears the tyres unevenly, and if it fails it can take the steering with it. So we always sort the findings into two groups: what safety requires replacing now, and what only needs watching.

Shock absorbers wear so slowly that the driver never notices the change. The rule of thumb is a check by 100 000 km at the latest. Dampers are always replaced in pairs on the same axle, because a new and a tired damper side by side make the car unpredictable.

The price depends on what the lift shows, so we do not publish a single figure for suspension work. The check comes first, the price second, and the decision is yours. If you bring the inspection fault list, we price straight from its lines.

If something else needs fixing

We do not start work you do not know about. If the car needs something else fixed, we call and tell you what the extra work costs and what happens if it is left undone. You decide.

Once we have seen the car, we tell you the price and whether it is a fixed price, a maximum price or an estimate. The work starts only once you have accepted the price.

We work to the motor vehicle service and repair terms approved by the consumer advisory board of the Finnish motor trade.