Ever wonder how a manufacturer builds a shock to elicit a great ride and handling characteristics when it's installed into a specific car? We assume lots of road testing is the key. RideTech showed us ...

Endurance Warranty, Omega Auto Care, Toco Warranty and American Dream Auto Protect Shocks (shock absorbers) and struts are part of your vehicle's suspension system, helping absorb road impacts and ...

Perhaps you've seen a photo of an SUV with one wheel hiked high into the air and thought, "That's cool." Except it isn't, at least not if you're serious about off-roading. A locking differential might ...

“I need new shocks. What should I get?” This is a prompt you’ll see almost every day in car forums and Facebook groups. Inevitably, somebody will reply, “Just get coilovers.” That is bad advice.

Have you ever noticed when searching the online blogs that there are those subjects in our hobby where everyone has an opinion, and yet they don't know why their opinion exists? Which oil, which tires ...

One of the biggest, most significant shifts in automotive suspension systems over the past several decades has been the explosion in popularity of high-tech active suspensions. From air springs to ...

Some Hondas have shocks up front, like the'92-'95 Civics, '94-'01 Integras, the TSX, and, well, a lot of Accords, but some actually have struts, like the RSX and '01-'05 Civics. Although both control ...

As with windscreen wiper blades, motorists often fail to replace shock absorbers with the frequency that they should. In Europe, for example, it is thought that around one in four cars require new ...

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 ...

Replacing your own struts and shocks is a job that requires mid-level automotive repair skills. Most moderately experienced home mechanics and enthusiasts should be able to handle the job with ...