When I drive my 1997 Montero Sport and hit a bump or a small pothole, the car hits hard. It feels like there is no suspension system, kind of like a go-cart with no springs or shocks might feel. It makes for a really rough, and noisy ride.
I have tried the bounce-test for my shocks. Two rear and one front seem OK. The driver-side front shock bounces once or twice before it stops.
Could one bad shock cause such a rough, hard-hitting ride? If not, what might the problem be?
The front[or rear] sway bars have links in them that are rubber mounted,it sounds like one of the sway bar links is broken,or one of the sway bar bushings is missing.Find the sway bar and have a close look at the mounts to see if the problem lies here.
One shock absorber can cause a noisy ride also, and I exactly know how you mean by that rough ride, one thing else that causes a noisy rough ride on used cars and we don't even pay attention to it is dry and/or faulty joints underneath the car, try greasing up the joints and change the faulty joints (specially suspension system joints), you'll see how significantly it changes the ride feel of the car, by the way monteros have a pretty truck ride feel, I've had a 2001 Montero it felt more kind of truck than SUV (stiff body and suspension) but yes it was not noisy. Hope my answer give you a hint and please rate my answer if it was helpful, your rating significantly effect my general ratings, thanks!
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