General Repair
Steering & Suspension Repair in Sacramento
Worn suspension does not usually announce itself. It degrades slowly enough that you adapt to it, and you only notice how bad it was after it is fixed — the truck stops floating over dips, stops nose-diving under braking, and stops chewing the inside edge of the front tires.
$100Front $100 · rear $100
Listed prices are where most jobs start. You get your exact price, parts included, before any work begins.
I replace shocks and struts, coil springs, leaf spring packs, control arms, track bars, sway bar links, ball joints, tie rod ends and bushings. Springs come off and go on with a proper spring compressor — a coil spring under load stores enough energy to kill somebody, and it is not a job for improvised tools.
On a lifted vehicle, suspension symptoms are frequently geometry problems rather than worn parts. Death wobble is the classic example: people replace steering stabilizers for years when the actual cause is a loose track bar bolt, a worn track bar bushing, or bad ball joints. I diagnose the cause before selling you parts.
Sagging rear springs on a truck that tows or carries weight are worth measuring rather than guessing at. I check ride height side to side and front to rear, so you replace what is actually tired instead of replacing all four corners.
What the job includes
- Shock and strut replacement
- Coil spring and leaf spring pack replacement
- Control arm, track bar and sway bar link replacement
- Ball joint, tie rod end and bushing replacement
- Death wobble diagnosis on lifted solid-axle vehicles
- Ride height measurement and sag diagnosis
Steering & Suspension Repair — work I have done
Steering & Suspension Repair questions
How do I know if my shocks are worn out?
Push down hard on one corner and let go. It should settle in about one rebound. If it keeps bouncing, the shock is done. Oil weeping down the shock body is the other obvious sign.
What causes death wobble?
Almost always play somewhere in the steering or track bar linkage on a solid front axle, amplified by a lift. The usual culprits are a loose or worn track bar, worn ball joints, or worn tie rod ends. A new steering stabilizer masks it — it does not fix it. I check every joint for play before recommending parts.
Do you replace struts at the customer location?
Yes. I use loaded strut assemblies where they are available for your vehicle, which is safer and faster than compressing springs on site. Where only bare struts exist, I bring a proper spring compressor.
Should I replace shocks in pairs?
Yes, always by axle. A new shock on one side and a worn one on the other makes the vehicle handle unpredictably under braking.
Steering & Suspension Repair across the Sacramento area
I come to you anywhere in my service area.
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See detailsNeed steering & suspension repair?
Call or text and describe the problem. If you can, send a photo — it usually tells me more than a paragraph does. I will get back to you as soon as I can.
By appointment — call or text any day