Bumpy Ride! New struts?

[bossrofdee2o9]

I have a 1997 Camry 4cyl. Everytime I hit a little bump or even go over a little hole I can really feel it. It rumbles the car. What can I do to fix it? What needs to be replaced? Thank you.

[ONE_to_HATE]

how many miles? our struts should be good tik' 100K (if you drive grandma style) - if you're gonna do a full suspension overhaul..

struts/springs/mounts

[bossrofdee2o9]

It just reached the 200,000 mile mark! But I dont know if they were changed before as I am not the first owner. Thanks

[xet]

then they are prob just getting old you can do the test where you push down on the car and see if it bounces up and down rather than returning to reg posistion to see if you should replace things. but if you know for sure that there is a major difference i would go ahead and replace the struts/springs. there are many options there depending if you actually care about more performance (handling ability) or just want the stock settings back. Also it depends if you wish to lower your car a bit to get rid of the massive wheel gaps that our camry's have or not but if you search and/or let us know what you are looking for we can help you if you decide to do something other than oem replacements

[RickMN]

Here's an in-depth article on struts

Struts