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 ...

PRT displays shock absorbers, struts, and new vehicle applications at AAPEX 2025, highlighting OE-quality innovation.

Suspension damping technology has remained relatively unchanged for the past 100 years. Conventional dampers (known to the layperson as shock absorbers) work by forcing a piston through a chamber ...

Ford's quality leaves much to be desired. However, suppliers also make plenty of mistakes. Recall number 23V-439 concerns a supplier – Hitachi Astemo Americas – which manufactured a handful of shock ...

If you, like me, have friends who enjoy tinkering with cars and working out how to get the most out of them, then the conversation at some stage would have turned to upgraded suspension components.

Squat under load doesn’t just look uncool, it can also pose a safety hazard by unloading the front tires and reducing your ability to stop and steer. Take it from me, not being able to properly stop ...

Investigators studying the landing in September by a JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 with a misaligned nosewheel have indicated that the aircraft had suffered damage to its shock-absorber assembly. While ...

Construction workers don gloves and earplugs when wielding jackhammers. Motorcyclists wear helmets when they ride. It stands to reason that woodpeckers would evolve some kind of comparable safety gear ...