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Your used Pajero or used Starlet has a suspension in it and it is why your car runs smoothly and comfortably.  It is the one item that keeps your car from shaking apart while you are driving down the road.  The springs and the shock absorbers are the two pieces that make up the suspension of your car, and in order to make sure you understand how the suspension works you need to understand how these items work.

The springs come in three different types: coil springs; leaf springs; and torsion bar springs.  The coil spring is the most common spring in a car and they can be known as coiled torsion bar.  Most heavy duty vehicles, like trucks, have leaf springs in them if the vehicle was built since 1985.  Torsion bars are typically used in VW beetles as well as Karman Ghias.  These torsion bars act just like a coil spring.  In order to find out what type of springs you have on your Toyota RAV4 you can ask your local auto shop what type are on used Subaru.

Shock absorbers actually absorb the shock of bumps and other rough road conditions.  It softens the vertical motion of the car and keeps the car chassis from shaking and bouncing.  It also helps the suspension stabilize the car in all road conditions by making sure the tires remain on the road.  When working in conjunction with the springs on the car, the bouncing of the car is turned into kinetic energy.  The absorbers dissipate the energy and make your car run smoothly.

You can tell if the suspension on your car is wearing out by the way the vehicle drives.  If the car seems to wallow on a wavy road then it is a good indication that your suspension needs to be replaced.  You may need to replace the shock absorbers or the springs and when you replace the part you will notice that your used Pajero or used Starlet rides and handles better.  You will no longer notice the sway of the vehicle and it will have the same smooth ride as it did when it was new.

If you hear your auto body shop refer to shocks or struts, these are the items they are talking about.  Struts are attached to the front frame of your vehicle while the shocks are on the back.  Typically struts are more expensive to replace than shocks.

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