Shocks, bushings, Rust

Discuss any maintenance you've done to your Vibe & Matrix and ask how to perform maintenance on your vehicle
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ihaveavibe
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Shocks, bushings, Rust

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Folks,

Got an 03 base Vibe here, about 105k miles, used in the northeast.

Looking at it the other day, trying to find the source of the brake pedal pulsation, I noticed a few things and have a few questions..

How much rust is too much?
I'm seeing quite a bit, some flaking on the control arms (pictured) and also on the rear "axle" that looks like a hollow tube (no pic). Also, as you can see, some on the other metal parts on the underside of the vehicle.


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Also, I noticed some cracks in the bushing of the control arm. See photo. Would this be cause for replacement or not yet?

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The shocks strangely ate the baffles and also show some rust. I'm thinking of replacing them, what would be a good option? (I was looking at KYB strut assemblies but they seem to be out of stock).

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I didn't notice any play yanking the tire top and bottom, so I'm guessing the bearing is still ok. The runout of the disk seems to be about 4 thousands of an inch, I guess that's enough to pulse the brakes.. didn't check the wheel hub, but I guess that would be next and potentially clean it off. Not sure what else would cause the runout..

Thanks!
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