Tires: Tires..., inflation pressure, bump in the road

Question
Hello,

How do I know whether or not I need shocks/struts for my tires?  Does worn out shocks/struts affect my tires as well?

Answer
Derrick,

There are a lot of indicators that you need struts / shocks.  Imprecise handling, hitting a bump in the road and the vehicle bounces afterwards, etc.

The test I use is to jump on the bumper, then jump off.  If the car does more than one bounce, then shocks are probably needed.

Tire wear can be affected by poor performing shocks.  Cupping is what the wear pattern is called, but sometimes cupping is mistakenly used when irregular wear is technically the correct term .  And that is caused by misalignment and aggravated by insufficient inflation pressure and insufficient tire rotation.

Perhaps a second opinion is in order.