Suspension & steering
repairs that track straight
Clunks, wandering steering, chewed tyres: shake-down tested, quoted firm and aligned on the 3D rack. Wilson WA's fix for cars that don't feel right on the road.
A clunk is a worn part with a name
Suspension noises all sound vague until someone's on a hoist with a pry bar. Then a clunk becomes 'left front lower control arm bush' in about ten minutes. That's the shake-down: systematic leverage on every joint and bush until the worn one shows itself.
From there it's shocks, struts, bushes, links, ball joints, tie rods, steering racks: whatever it actually is. Every job finishes on our 3D alignment rack, because new parts on a crooked alignment just wear out again.
Suspension & steering pricing
Alignment is included with any suspension or steering repair: it's pointless doing one without the other.
* $85 inspection fee applies only if you don't proceed with the quoted repair, and we tell you that before the check starts.
Clunk you can't pin down?
If it bangs over bumps and you can't locate it, that's exactly what the shake-down is for. Book the repair it points to and the check comes off the price.
Written quote first as always, and the free-check rules get explained before we start.
How a suspension job runs
Road test with you
You drive, we listen. The exact noise and when it happens narrows the search before the car's even up.
Shake-down on the hoist
Every bush, joint and mount levered systematically until the worn part reveals itself.
Photo + firm quote
The worn part photographed next to a good one, price in writing. Approve it and we order.
Fit, torque, align
Parts on, bolts torqued at ride height where it matters, then the whole car aligned on the 3D rack.
Verification drive
Same road, same bumps. The noise is gone or the job isn't finished. Printout in your hand.
Under-car work: three ways to buy it
| What matters | Dealership | Cheap quick-lube | Auto Detailing Lab |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shake-down before quoting | |||
| Alignment included with repair | |||
| 3D alignment + printout | |||
| Typical pair of shocks fitted | $780-$950 | $450 (budget parts) | $620 |
| 24-mo workmanship warranty |
Under-car work through the shop
Rob owns everything below the wheel line
Brakes, suspension, steering, alignments. Rob's been under cars for 13 years and treats a tenth of a degree as a personal insult. He's the reason our alignment printouts exist.
If the car still doesn't feel right after a job, he wants it back. His name's on the job sheet and he takes that seriously.
- Road test with you in the car so we hear the same noise.
- Worn parts photographed next to good ones before the quote.
- 3D alignment and a printout included with every repair.
Suspension questions, straight up
Noise doing your head in? Describe it on the contact page and we'll tell you what it sounds like to us.
Pry-bar special
Roll in before 4 pm and we'll lever the usual suspects on the hoist for free, you'll learn if it's a $290 bush or nothing at all.
Other work we do
Doesn't feel right on the road?
Book the shake-down. Worst case, you learn the noise is a $290 bush. Best case, it's nothing and we tell you that too. Send the noise description through the contact page, if you can make it happen on our road we'll find it on the hoist.