Recommendations for struts/shocks
11-03-2008, 09:07 AM
#2
All four sides are struts, no shocks.
Best= Koni struts(but very expensive and labor intensive to install.)
Better= Tokico struts. (as good or better then oem)
Good= KYB struts.
Stay away from= Monroe/ Gabriel
Best= Koni struts(but very expensive and labor intensive to install.)
Better= Tokico struts. (as good or better then oem)
Good= KYB struts.
Stay away from= Monroe/ Gabriel
11-03-2008, 01:09 PM
#4
Although shocks and struts are a lot alike in function, they are very different in design. A shock is designed to control spring motion as is the strut, but the strut acts as a suspension part and sometimes replaces other suspension parts. Sometimes used as pivot points for the steering and as an adjustment tool for alignment purposes, struts can absorb side loads where shocks do not.
usually struts reside inside of the spring, while shocks do not.
11-03-2008, 01:10 PM
#5
on most FWD cars, struts are used instead of dual-A-arms in front, because the configuration of dual A-arms usually gets in the way of the CV axle. on a strut-based suspension you cannot just REMOVE the strut... if you did, the car would collapse onto the ground. the strut combines shocks, suspension link points, turning axis for the front wheels, and mounting cups for the springs.... it's all one big happy family.
shocks: note brown thing can be removed without the structure of everything falling apart
strut: note CV axle not shown... but just think what happens if you remove the yellow part...
Last edited by CapedCadaver; 11-03-2008 at 01:15 PM.
11-03-2008, 02:04 PM
#7
11-03-2008, 02:12 PM
#8
maxima is struts all around. the rear struts don't really rotate, but everything is still all in-line with everything else. the front struts are "Macpherson" struts and "chapman" struts in the rear. the casing and all is the strut itself... the crap inside it (liquid or gas-filled, seals, plunger, all that crap) is really the shock absorber. so in a way, the rear cartridges alone are just shocks, but due to the fact that the strut rod itself is integral to the structure as a whole, you still cannot assemble the suspension without it.
11-03-2008, 03:55 PM
#9
maxima is struts all around. the rear struts don't really rotate, but everything is still all in-line with everything else. the front struts are "Macpherson" struts and "chapman" struts in the rear. the casing and all is the strut itself... the crap inside it (liquid or gas-filled, seals, plunger, all that crap) is really the shock absorber. so in a way, the rear cartridges alone are just shocks, but due to the fact that the strut rod itself is integral to the structure as a whole, you still cannot assemble the suspension without it.
Last edited by Pearl93VE; 11-03-2008 at 03:57 PM.
11-03-2008, 11:11 PM
#11
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Suspension is no news here, the inconsistent utilization of mentioned two shocking words keeps outsiders wonderin who what where why...
The core issue is braking mass velocity. The English words mix the whole suspension structure and method in the issue - not good practice to specify things.
Thks for the detailed explanation, the englitch divided issue, I am learning...
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As Brian said, other languages stick on the issue = ONE word; see some EU languages listed for Shock Absorber - below:
Deutch or Dutch: Stoßdämpfer
Italian: ammortizzatore
French: amortisseur
Suomi: Iskunvaimentaja
Svenska: Stötdämpäre
Last edited by Wiking; 11-03-2008 at 11:14 PM.
11-04-2008, 03:43 PM
#14
11-04-2008, 09:34 PM
#15
in both cases the the spring comes with when you remove the strut.
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