Shocking Information
Shock absorbers are really easy to change. They’re a lot easier to change than springs or sway bars. If you have adjustable shocks you also know how much fun it is fun to turn the adjuster knob – even if you have no clue about what you’re doing. Advertising has convinced us that new shocks will cure everything that’s wrong with our car and solve all of our handling problems. The primary purpose of the shock absorber is to control spring and suspension movement. Shocks do not support your car. Coil springs, leaf springs, or in some cases torsion bars, hold your car off the ground. That’s why when you change shocks the ride height of your car remains the same. Springs carry the vehicle weight and they establish how much the suspension will move for a given input. Shock absorbers are designed to control the speed of the suspension’s motion. Shock absorbers regulate how ...