Close, what you describe is a
McPherson strut. A strut suspension does have the shock outside of the coil spring, such as in the 124 and other Mercedes cars with a front Strut Suspension (where the shock tube controls the location of the top of the steering knuckle).
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Originally Posted by Mölyapina
BTW, you don't have struts. A strut is a one-piece coil spring/shock and is common on FWD vehicles. This is a strut:
In your car, the shock absorber and coil spring are separate, like this (the shock is mounted inside of the coil in this case):
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02-01-2016, 08:10 AM
I was ducking while watching the video.
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