Steering & Suspension

Steering & Suspension

Balance, stability and smoothness – they’re what ensure a comfortable ride for you and your passengers, and your car’s steering and suspension are what make this possible. Steering and suspension are responsible for keeping your wheels firmly intact with the ground, and a major player in keeping your car from veering to one side or the road.

If you count drive time as an upper body workout because your car wants to turn when you want to go straight, you may have steering system problems.

Complete Auto Repair Rochester, MN has the latest diagnostic equipment and our ASE-certified technicians will determine the cause of your steering problems and get you back to effortless driving with steering repair and steering fluid flush services.

Does your car dip or rock when you go over bumps or drift around corners even at low speeds?

If you answered yes, it may be time to replace your vehicle’s shocks or struts.

Whether your car or truck has shock absorbers or a strut-based system typical in many front-wheel-drive cars, your local Midas store has the car suspension know-how to diagnose and repair any problem and get you back on the road with a smooth ride.

Potholes and rough road surfaces don’t just make for a bad ride, they can affect the alignment of your wheels.

Misaligned wheels can cause a host of problems, including uneven tire wear.

Proper wheel alignment helps your tires last longer, improves gas mileage, and provides safer handling. That’s what Complete Auto Repair Rochester, MN is all about – helping you get the most out of your car, for as long as you own it.

When it comes to absorbing the shocks of the road, you’d think the shock absorbers would take care of everything. But you’d only be half right. Actually, coil or leaf springs handle the abuse of the road. Your shock absorbers handle the abuse caused by the rebound of the springs. They both work together to keep your vehicle under control. And those two components, plus a variety of control arms, shafts, rods, bushings, joints, and knuckles make up what’s commonly called a conventional car suspension. Many larger SUVs and pickup trucks still use this time-tested design.

Many of today’s front-wheel drive cars have a strut suspension system that combines the control arms and shock absorbers of a conventional car suspension into one unit, eliminating the need for a lot of other components. Struts cost more, but they do more than conventional shock absorbers and have fewer components to maintain.