In this innovative video, discover an amazing idea utilizing car shock absorber springs in a creative way. We delve into the ...

CARS.COM — Some vehicles, particularly for the front suspension, have struts. While the terms shocks and struts often are used together, struts are a suspension assembly that includes a shock ...

The term “shock absorber” is a misnomer. Contrary to the seemingly self-evident meaning of the words, shock absorbers don’t absorb shock. They dampen the oscillations of the springs.

Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a shock absorber that harnesses energy as it smooths your ride, and they say it can improve fuel efficiency by as much as 10 ...

Shock Absorber Image courtesy of ClearMechanic.com The “shock” is a suspension component that controls the up-and-down motion of a vehicle’s wheels.

Actually, there’s no time limit on the life of a shock absorber; its lifespan depends on how much and what type of use it gets. If you do mostly highway driving, it’s conceivable that your ...

But with the shock absorbers in place,vibrations in the Ares 1 rocket should be limited to about 0.25 Gs, orone-fourth the force of Earth?s gravity, NASA engineers said.