Shocks or struts?
06-05-2008, 05:22 PM
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Shocks or struts? Do our cars have shocks or struts and what exactly is the difference?
Yes i know a NooB question, but i couldn't find it w/ a
or in the sticky.
Yes i know a NooB question, but i couldn't find it w/ a
or in the sticky. 
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06-05-2008, 10:03 PM
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The 4th-gen f-body has coil-over front shocks and "regular" rear shocks.
A strut suspension doesn't have an upper control arm because the strut serves that purpose.
I found this using Google.
Here are articles on Wikipedia:
Strut:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacPherson_strut
Shock:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_absorber
In a strut design, the spindle is supported on the bottom by a control arm and on the top by the strut which rotates with the spindle. In a Double A-Arm design, the spindle is supported on top and bottom by the A-Arms and the shock doesn't rotate.
Since the 4th-gen f-body has an upper and lower control arms, it has shocks at all four corners.
A strut suspension doesn't have an upper control arm because the strut serves that purpose.
I found this using Google.
Originally Posted by www.autocenter.com/about/
a suspension design in which a reinforced shock absorber tube acts as the primary locating member, typically by pivoting in the body shell at the top of the strut and solidly mounting the wheel hub near the bottom end of the strut, which pivots in a ball-joint on a lower control arm. See also MacPherson strut and Chapman strut.
Strut:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacPherson_strut
Shock:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_absorber
In a strut design, the spindle is supported on the bottom by a control arm and on the top by the strut which rotates with the spindle. In a Double A-Arm design, the spindle is supported on top and bottom by the A-Arms and the shock doesn't rotate.
Since the 4th-gen f-body has an upper and lower control arms, it has shocks at all four corners.
