rlzimme

What is the recommended mileage to consider replacing front and rear struts on a c5 convertible?

Fed Up

Welcome to the forum. There is no recommend mileage; it all depends on how the car was driven previously, whether they're leaking or not, how much rebound they still have, and what type of suspension you have (Z51 rears will typically last quite a bit longer than base).


How many miles do you have?


I would not simply replace the rears; they should be replaced as a set, and can be done with very basic tools in about 2 hours total. Look into C6 Z06 shocks- they're great, and can be bought brand new for less than $300 at many outlets.


As far as testing them, open your hatch and place both your hands on the seal area (don't push down on the painted rear fascia)- Then push down rhythmically, and see if the car goes down too easily, and worse, self-oscillates up and down after you stop.

not2old

Whenever the hood and deck lid no longer stay up on their own.

BADBIRDCAGE

Ohhhh, Kapooyah! ! !

Vetteman Jack

If you are talking about the shocks on the car (wheel area), then Fed Up has you covered. For the hood support or trunk support, then not2old gave a good response.

73Corvette

Every vehicle was designed with either shocks or struts and your vehicle's suspension cannot be changed to use the other. The major difference between shocks and struts is that a strut is a structural part of the vehicles suspension system where a shock is not.

The C5 has shocks... C6 Z06 shocks are a nice upgrade They are a direct fit... plug and play...
They can be found on the C6 for parts for sale section sometimes or Cultrag a forum vendor offers them as well....