Must a Whole Set of Shock Absorbers Be Replaced If One Is Broken?

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Emman
07/30/25 4:35am
For safety and long-term considerations, it is best to replace the entire set if one shock absorber is damaged. Here are the relevant details: Detail 1: If only one shock absorber is replaced when one is damaged, the damping on both sides will differ. During braking, the driver may feel one side lower than the other, leading to instability and potentially causing other faults. Detail 2: Shock absorbers can be categorized based on damping materials into hydraulic and pneumatic types, as well as variable-damping shock absorbers. Shock absorbers are primarily used to suppress oscillations from spring rebound after absorbing shocks and impacts from the road surface.
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