1. What is "Vehicle Control?"

Vehicle control means being able to stop, turn, and swerve at exactly the moment and in the amount you need. Your shocks and struts react to every wheel and body movement; every bump and every corner.

Shocks and struts keep your vehicle stable and you in control. As they wear, your vehicle begins to dip, sway, bounce, and over-react. That results in reduced braking ability, tire and component wear, and the driver has to work harder to maintain control of the vehicle.

2. Do Shocks and Struts Need To Be Replaced?

Yes! Shocks and struts are maintenance parts. As they wear, their performance decreases. By 50,000 miles most gas or hydraulic shocks and struts no longer provide the handling and control that your vehicle is capable of.

To restore your vehicle's performance, we recommend this maintenance schedule: Normal service – replace after 50,000 miles. Severe service – replace at or before 50,000 miles.

Remember: A qualified technician should inspect and road test your vehicle's shocks and struts every year or 12,000 miles.

A "completely failed" unit may:

• Leak hydraulic fluid.
• Cause uneven or cupped tire wear.
• Allow tire bouncing.
• Make knocking noises or rattles.
• Create vehicle swaying and require constant steering corrections.

3. What Are The Benefits?

Everyone wants their vehicle to be responsive, safe, reliable, and to last a long time.

The fact is, if you maintain your vehicle well, it can go past 200,000 miles and will continue to perform as well as it was designed to. The key to safety and reliability is replacing components as they wear.

Replacing shocks and struts will keep your vehicle riding and handling like new. Restoring performance increases your overall vehicle satisfaction and helps your vehicle last longer: saving you money and lowering your total cost of ownership.

Need to increase performance? Have a top-heavy or a light-duty vehicle that could use some help? Consider upgrading to a superior monotube designed shock absorber. The KYB Gas-a-Just® and the heavy duty KYB MonoMax® truck shocks outperform original equipment!

Worn Shocks and Struts Increase Stopping Distance
Any shock or strut with 50,000 miles or more is "worn," and it only takes one worn shock to increase your vehicle's stopping distance. How? During braking, a worn shock will cause your vehicle's front end to nose-dive. This makes the back end rise and prevents the tires from keeping a firm grip on the road. The result is poor traction and control, which makes the stopping distance longer – a formula for an accident. New, high quality shocks and struts are designed to help your vehicle make quicker, safer stops under all driving conditions.

Ask Yourself:

• How do I want my vehicle to handle and control?
• Do I want it to perform as well as the manufacturer designed it to?
• Or: Do I need additional performance beyond its original design?

You wouldn't want any less handling and control than your vehicle is capable of. KYB shocks and struts offer the choice to either restore original equipment performance or add more than OE with our monotube shocks. All KYB shocks and struts are built to meet or exceed OE construction quality. That's because KYB is the world's largest supplier to new vehicle manufacturers. Nearly one out of three vehicles in the world is manufactured with KYB Shocks and Struts!