Help (cost, how much, driving)

[Pirateman]

my explorer is making rattling noise by the front right wheel and it only does it when im driving were there are small bumbs? my dads friend looked at it and he said it looked to him that there was somthing wrong with the shocks Does anyone know how much shocks cost? and is it safe to drive it?

[RopeS]

Sounds to me (from your description) that it is probably the shocks as well. While it may be ok to drive like that for a while, the handling capability will be reduced, thus making it somewhat unsafe. Also, the ride quality will be horrible, bouncy, clunking, etc. The good news though, is that shocks aren't generally that expensive. I'm not that familiar with Explorers, but on my S10, it's like a $40 part, and takes me 10 mins to change. If you have a strut in the front, that is a little more expensive and takes more time. Still I would think no more than $200 installed at a shop. Hope this helps.

[joee]

Did you recently just put front brakes on, some of the older fords were bad for the calipers ratling, put a lil pressure on the brakes next time it does it & see if the noise stops.

[Pikantari]

Originally Posted by Pirateman

my explorer is making rattling noise by the front right wheel and it only does it when im driving were there are small bumbs? my dads friend looked at it and he said it looked to him that there was somthing wrong with the shocks Does anyone know how much shocks cost? and is it safe to drive it?

I haD TO HAVE SHOCKS AND STRUTS ON MY dODGE STRATUS AND IT WAS about 70 bucks, that was just for the one side.... sorry bout that caps lock.