Struts versus Shocks
#1
Struts versus Shocks
I took my 95 max in for service at 120k and was told that I should replace my struts. Are struts and shocks the same thing? A lot of web sites seem to use the terms interchangeably, and I don't want to screw up and order the wrong stuff. If they're not the same can someone explain the difference to me? Was considering the KYB AGX adjustables.
#2
Typically a strut has a spring around it, and is an integral part of the suspension. A shock typically is separate from the spring. There are exceptions, but it doesn't matter what you call it, a shock, strut, or Widget Pin, they are not normally interchangeable (without modifications). If your car has a shock, it will only accept a shock. Likewise with a strut. And if I remember correctly, the famous Daniel B. Martin once said that if you can still drive the car without it it's a shock. If you can't then it's a strut.
Additional info:
http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/about....tos_autorepair;svc=;site=autorepair;kw=struts;chan=autos;syn=abo ut;pos=vmslot1;sz=120x600;ord=10.6608126360719275
http://autorepair.about.com/library/...tm?terms=shock
http://forums.maxima.org/search.php?...der=descending
Additional info:
http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/about....tos_autorepair;svc=;site=autorepair;kw=struts;chan=autos;syn=abo ut;pos=vmslot1;sz=120x600;ord=10.6608126360719275
http://autorepair.about.com/library/...tm?terms=shock
http://forums.maxima.org/search.php?...der=descending
#8
Originally posted by NickStam
the rear is setup the same way as the fronts. i would say 'struts' all around. E46's have struts in the front and shocks in the rear.
the rear is setup the same way as the fronts. i would say 'struts' all around. E46's have struts in the front and shocks in the rear.
#10
Originally posted by NickStam
the rear is setup the same way as the fronts. i would say 'struts' all around. E46's have struts in the front and shocks in the rear.
the rear is setup the same way as the fronts. i would say 'struts' all around. E46's have struts in the front and shocks in the rear.
A strut design does away with the pivotal points in the upper area (it does use a lower control arm) and the strut itself is an integral part in the suspension design. Modern vehicles no longer use struts in the rear (the technical term for a rear strut is called the Chapman strut.. in the front it is a MacPherson strut).
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