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Originally Posted by BenġrTheBMW
Excuse my idiocy but isn't shocks the same as struts?
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Basically yes!
Struts are on the front of our car, where the spring and the shock are a combined unit and actually part of the structure of the front end suspension. If you look closely at diagrams on realoem.com (
http://realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?mo...23&hg=31&fg=10), the front strut actually mounts to the steering knuckle and bolts up to the strut tower above. The strut then becomes an integral structural component of your front suspension.
Where-as the rear uses a standard shock canister mounted between the lower A-arm and the actual car, with the spring mounted in a separate location.
http://realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?mo...23&hg=33&fg=30