Mobile steering and suspension repairs

When you need this

Suspension and steering wear is gradual, so most people do not notice it until something gets bad enough to be loud or to start chewing tyres. The clues to watch for:

• A clunk, thud or knock over speed bumps or rough roads
• The car feeling "floaty" or taking multiple bounces to settle after a bump
• Tyres wearing more on one edge than the other, or wearing unevenly across the width
• The steering wheel off-centre when driving straight, or wandering at highway speed
• A vibration through the wheel that comes and goes with road condition
• The car nose-diving heavily under brakes

Leaving suspension faults gets expensive in a roundabout way. Worn components chew through tyres, push other components out of alignment, and turn a cheap sway-bar link replacement into a far more expensive control-arm job that includes new tyres.

What's included

A typical steering and suspension job covers one or more of these components:

• Sway-bar links and bushes — the small parts that fail first, especially in Queensland heat
• Ball joints (upper and lower) — the pivot points; the most common source of clunks
• Control-arm bushes — the rubber that absorbs road shock and locates the wheel
• Tie-rod ends — the joints between the steering rack and the wheel
• Shocks and struts — the dampers; replaced in axle-pairs at minimum
• Strut top mounts and bearings — replaced with the strut, since the labour overlap is significant
• Coil springs — replaced only when broken or sagging; usually outlast the rest of the suspension

We use OEM or quality aftermarket parts that meet or exceed manufacturer specifications. We do not fit bargain-bin suspension parts, they fail fast and ride worse than what they replaced.

How it works

1. Tell us the symptom. Call 0451 159 954 or use the quote form. The more specific the better. "Clunk over speed bumps, more on the left front, started about three months ago" tells us a lot.

2. On-site diagnostic. A full steering and suspension inspection. We lift the car on safe jack stands, do the play checks on every joint, and road-test. You see exactly what we found.

3. Fixed-price quote for the repair. Quoted item by item. You decide whether to do all of it, just the worst, or to schedule the work for later. The diagnostic fee is credited against the repair if you proceed.

4. Job done at your place. Most jobs are 2 to 4 hours on-site. Shocks and struts almost always take an axle-pair (both fronts or both rears) at the same time, because a new shock will out-perform an old one on the other side and ride poorly.

What it costs

We quote a fixed price in writing before any work begins, based on your specific make, model and the actual components that need replacing. Call us with the details and we will give you a real number on the spot.

Wheel alignment is typically recommended after major suspension work, and that is done at a workshop with an alignment rig. We will point you to an alignment shop in your suburb if you need one. See how our pricing works for more.

Why customers pick us for steering and suspension

• Diagnosis before replacement. A clunk could be one of six things. We find which one before we charge you for any of them.
• Quality parts. OEM or quality aftermarket parts for damping, joints and bushes. The cheap stuff is more expensive in the long run.
• Honest about the scope. Wheel alignments need a workshop, and we will tell you so. We do not take on jobs we cannot finish properly on-site.

Where we cover

Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich and the northern Gold Coast, across South East Queensland. Suspension callouts come from across the area, especially after a road trip or a stint on rough country roads.

Book your suspension diagnostic

Call 0451 159 954 or send your details through the quote form. If a wheel feels actively unsafe (steering pulls hard, clunk that was not there yesterday), the phone is faster.