Suspension & steering
London roads are hard on suspension. Potholes, speed humps and kerbs wear out shock absorbers, break coil springs and destroy bushes — and the first sign is usually a noise rather than a warning light.
We arrange mobile suspension and steering work across London and anywhere inside the M25, and a little beyond if you ask, at your home or workplace wherever the car can be jacked safely.
Anywhere within the M25 — and if you're a little bit outside it, we'll still make the effort to reach you.
Suspension diagnosis is largely physical: load the joints, listen, and look for play. Common on-site work includes:
Replacing anything that affects steering geometry — track rod ends, wishbones, lower arms — means the alignment should be checked afterwards. That needs alignment equipment, so it's a follow-up appointment at a suitable site rather than something done at the kerbside. The mechanic will tell you if the job you're booking will need it.
A snapped coil spring can foul the tyre and is an MOT failure. If you can hear metallic grinding on full lock or the car has dropped at one corner, treat it as urgent and don't keep driving it.
Seized or corroded fasteners, subframe bushes, coil spring compression on strut assemblies in a confined space and anything needing a two-post lift are workshop jobs. Air suspension and electronically adjustable dampers usually need manufacturer-level tooling. Wheel alignment can't be done at the roadside.
We'll either get you back on the road, or our experienced mechanics will give you a solution.
Call or WhatsApp us and tell us where you are and what the car is doing — you can share your location straight from your phone. Prefer to type it out? Use the request form on the homepage and we'll come back to you.
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