CARS.COM — Some vehicles, particularly for the front suspension, have struts. While the terms shocks and struts often are used together, struts are a suspension assembly that includes a shock absorber ...

There are three ways you can tell if you need to install new shocks on your Chevy Avalanche. If the shocks are wet and oily where the piston enters the shock body, they’re leaking and need to be ...

In a Mopar front suspension, the lower control arms are like heavy equipment on a job site. They transfer all the torsion bar's force and actually hold the car up, while the strut rods handle the fore ...

The first real sign that something is wrong is at night. After you pull out of the drive, your headlights are illuminating parts of the trees you've never noticed before. Then you realize the car ...

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 ...

Chevrolet’s timeless 1978-’87 G-body (e.g., Malibu, Monte Carlo, and El Camino) was a natural evolution of the long-running A-body Chevy intermediates spanning 1964-’77. The all-new G-body was a ...

When the classic car gods hand you the gift of smiling down on your project, you take it and run with it. And that's what I did with the first major surgery on Project: TR7, rebuilding the suspension ...

Companies that make shock absorbers used to recommend they be replaced every 50,000 miles, but in most cases that’s unnecessary. Shocks and struts (which are mounted inside coil springs on cars with ...

kfShock absorbers play an essential role in the smooth running of your vehicle, ensuring a safe and comfortable ride. However, over time, they can wear out and require replacement. How can you ...

Like a toilet paper holder or drapery rod with a spring in the middle, a shock gives increasing resistance when the ends are pushed together. The engineering of a shock is a lot more complicated than ...

Fifty years is a long time, especially for a vehicle's suspension components. Although the shocks get replaced regularly, leaf springs are rarely given much thought—unless you want to lower the ...