i have a 95 eclipse that is lowered. the guy i bought it from said if i think it is too low then i can just take off the tire and be able to rasie each side with out much difficulty. but i am not totally sure how to do it. i would like to know the differnece bewteen shocks and struts. is one adjustable while the other is not?
2007-07-29 14:38:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you have coil overs (shocks) they are adjustable by spinning a large nut above the spring which lowers and raises the car (provided that is the style installed). Struts are installed on the majority of vehicles meaning they're assembly involves the spring (which holds the car up to proper height) Shocks are usually on larger cars these days or trucks because they are required to the their job independent of the spring.
2007-07-29 14:42:46 · answer #1 · answered by Ih8nmu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vehicle is probably equipped with threaded collars on the shocks and struts that alloy you to raise or lower the bottom spring seat to adjust ride height. These "coil-overs" are all the rage with the kids these days.
A strut is a suspension motion damper that also functions as a suspension locating device. A shock only provides damping and does not locate the suspension. The front suspension on your car features struts which provide the top locating link for the suspension and a lower control arm which locates the suspension at the bottom. The rear suspension is a "multi-link" affair with upper and lower control arms and lateral links to locate the suspension. Shocks then provide stand-alone damping.
2007-07-29 21:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The previous owner must have installed adjustable struts on the car. If you have any doubt about how to do this, then take it to a shop and have them show you how to do it.
Shocks are just dampeners that control the up and down motion of the car.
The Struts have the shocks and the coil springs around them, sometimes called coil-overs. It is a major part of your suspension system.
2007-07-29 21:59:47 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Struts are what you would find on all front wheel drive cars and independent suspensions. On all cars and trucks (except with torsion bars) the springs is what supports the weight of the car and determines the ride height. Unless there is something that has the springs compressed, that is the only thing except for cut springs or lowering springs that would be easy to undo.
2007-07-29 21:50:12 · answer #4 · answered by mad dawg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stock niether are adjustable. a car like that would have adjustable struts if done properly uses a special tool to adjust the lock nuts under the spring. these type of coil overs have been used in certain types of racing for yrs
2007-07-29 21:55:07 · answer #5 · answered by dj_lonewolf69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a shock is not a load bearing part of the suspension but a srut is. it has a integral spring mechanism that holds up the vehicle. where as a shock just limits the movement of the suspension.
2007-07-29 21:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by wilygtr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No if it is lowered you need new coil springs.Probably will find alot more problems when you raise it.You will find cross bars bent and other things bent up.Lowering a vehicle is worst thing to do to it.In future not wise to buy a vehicle that has been lowered
2007-07-29 21:46:15 · answer #7 · answered by Linda101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Struts have springs attached.
2007-07-29 21:47:47 · answer #8 · answered by ted j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋