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Topic #10387 4 posts Started by celimanST
What is the difference between shocks and struts???? Don't flame me to bad now >wink.gif>

William
the strut is the whole housing with the shock built into it. Shocks are just the gas filled tube that absorbes the bumps.

Here is a pic from tirerack.com

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As you see in struts it has a full housing that the coil spring sits on with a fixed shock inside it. For just the shock its just the long gas filled tube that absorbes all the bumps for you.
Hey man thanx for the info


William
no question is idiotic. we're all here to learn >biggrin.gif>