A strut is the assembly of components that provide both shock absorption and structural support to the chassis at large, while shocks are individual parts that perform primarily the former. If one ...

TEPA national vice-chairman Dylan Petzer explains that worn shocks or struts allow a wheel to bounce off the road surface, even for just a millisecond. This phenomenon, known as tyre hop, means that ...

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 ...