The terms "shock" and "strut" are often colloquially used to refer to the same part, perhaps because they both operate within a car's suspension apparatus. Structurally, however, they are distinctly ...

We’ve explained roll center, suspension geometry correction bushings, the benefits of camber, and what sway bars do to a car’s dynamic whole. We touched briefly on body rigidity when we talked about ...

When you’ve got it going pretty well, you push it down a final time and then let go. If the shocks are good, the car should come back up and stop. If it continues to go up and down, then the struts ...