# Strut replacememt

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-replacememt/53073>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, maxima\
**Created:** [August 6, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-replacememt/53073 "2010-08-06T18:15:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pschmoker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pschmoker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pschmoker)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-replacememt/53073/1 "2010-08-06T18:15:22Z")

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when to replace struts on a 99 maxima

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-replacememt/53073/2 "2010-08-06T18:24:48Z")

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when needed

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**Author:** ![ignoramus9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@ignoramus9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ignoramus9)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-replacememt/53073/3 "2010-08-06T18:28:41Z")

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same as you would with shocks. When your get bouncing. lean on the corners of the body, and put your weight into it. then release the body and see if it comes back to its normal position. If it bounces, or goes above normal before it comes back to level, its time to take it in and see about new struts.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-replacememt/53073/4 "2010-08-06T20:13:01Z")

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Some like to look for front tire cupping if no other sympton is present.