What's the difference between:
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ok a shock or strut is more properly called a damper. it is there to dampen the resonance if a spring.
a strut is a damper that is used as part of the suspension linkage, like the front of an fc. a shock is like on an old american car where it only is a shock. you know what a spring is, its a wound coil of spring steel to hold up the car. technically a coil over would be like what the rear of an fc has where the spring and shock are built as one assembly. kangaroo's are marsoupials native the austrailia mike |
lol good explanation
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so a coilover is a spring, together with a shock (aka strut, aka damper). Is that it? What confused me was the different terms.
me: "I think I need new shocks, my car is extra bumpy." other guy: "Really? Are you sure you don't mean your struts?" me: "Well, damn, now I'm just confused." Also, what makes coilover so much better than a shock and spring? (if they are better, they sure do seem a lot more pricey) |
Springs have the most effect on a suspension. A bumpy ride is usually springs. If you car dipped and rolled alot it could be struts or springs. Personally I usually never change one without the other. Only time I did was on my Jeep with the leaf springs, I had them redone, a spring added and the ride heing incresed by about 2.5 inches. With the shocks that are on there, and are probably original, the thing rides like a million dollars, I still havent changed the shocks the entire time I have the thing. They are rusty nasty looking things, but the truck rides good so **** it I say!
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Originally Posted by Baldy' date='Nov 22 2002, 01:47 PM
so a coilover is a spring, together with a shock (aka strut, aka damper). Is that it? What confused me was the different terms.
me: "I think I need new shocks, my car is extra bumpy." other guy: "Really? Are you sure you don't mean your struts?" me: "Well, damn, now I'm just confused." Also, what makes coilover so much better than a shock and spring? (if they are better, they sure do seem a lot more pricey) mike |
Coilovers are springs with adjustable collars on them.
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Originally Posted by Felix Wankel' date='Nov 22 2002, 10:31 PM
Coilovers are springs with adjustable collars on them.
if it has an adj. perch, like the aftermarket ones, then they are "adj coil overs" shock / strut are basicly interchangable word wise... you either have one or the other, minor diff. say either and they will know what you mean. shock doesn't have a spring on it (non coil over..) and strut does. |
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Nov 22 2002, 04:59 PM
[quote name='Baldy' date='Nov 22 2002, 01:47 PM']so a coilover is a spring, together with a shock (aka strut, aka damper). Is that it? What confused me was the different terms.
me: "I think I need new shocks, my car is extra bumpy." other guy: "Really? Are you sure you don't mean your struts?" me: "Well, damn, now I'm just confused." Also, what makes coilover so much better than a shock and spring? (if they are better, they sure do seem a lot more pricey) mike[/quote] You're right on the money...he lives "way out 20," which, in this town, means really redneck. |
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