You may have experienced that over time one or more sides of the vehicle does not absorb bumps very well and judders when the car goes over a bump on the road. This means that the shock absorber on ...

One thing common to some of our favorite performance vehicles lately, from the Chevy ZR2 pickup truck to the Ford GT supercar, is the shocks –- they use Multimatic DSSV damper technology. It was just ...

Well, that may be overstating things a bit, but when you think about it, that's not too far off. The point of any gasoline fueled piston engine is to convert the raw energy created from a controlled ...

Shock absorbers are important for keeping your ride smooth and steady. Gas and hydraulic shock absorbers offer their own benefits and downsides.

Ride control is basically governed by a vehicle’s suspension system, including its shock absorbers (dampers) and struts. For the last decade or so, the high-end technical emphasis has been on ...

Shock absorbers (a.k.a. suspension dampers) are the unsung heroes of ride and handling. Lacking them, your car would porpoise over bumps and flounder on its springs through bends. As their name ...

To answer your first question in brief Andrea, yes, keeping shock absorbers (dampers) in proper condition is critical to driving in control. The short answer to your second question is: yes, you can ...

Corvettes exude confident street handling, and their composed suspensions have morphed mere owners into confident drivers for decades. The lowly shock absorber sits at the center of that superb ...

Magura debuted its eLECT electronic damper just last year for its TS6 and TS8 suspension forks, and now the company is following up with a matching rear shock. Intended to be used as a matched set, ...

With practically every hybrid on today's roads rocking some kind of regenerative braking system, we're all pretty familiar with the fuel-saving and energy-recouping technology by now. By converting ...

The “shock” is a suspension component that controls the up-and-down motion of a vehicle’s wheels. Though the devices provide some shock absorption, the job of absorbing shocks is handled mostly by the ...