IDQcivic

iTrader: (6)

I am getting confused reading all these posts. Whats the difference between shocks and struts. Does are car come stock with both? Or are they just universal terms for each other. Any one who can clear me up, thanks!

0100010

They are the same thing.

bluecoupe

a strut is a shock with a spring all in one "piece". its not really one piece but i think you know what i mean. stock our cars have macpherson struts, and in the back we have wishbone suspension which describes how the strut physically connects to the frame of the car in a "Y" shape.

bluecoupe

eh no they're definitely not the same. a shock is just a cylinder filled with a compressed gas, usually nitrogen. its job is to control spring and suspension movement, the faster the suspension moves, the more resistance the shock creates. a shock isn't made to support the weight of the car, the spring does that.
on the other hand a strut can support the weight of the car because there is a spring in the strut assembly.

IDQcivic

iTrader: (6)

thanks for the help guys. I saw this H&R package on the web that includes both springs and shocks. It sounds like they work good performance wise. here is the link i found, what does everyone think of these???

H&R Coil over kit