Pain In The Rear End - Pt2

[Manc]

Can someone 'explain the shock absorber for dummies' ???

Looking around for rear springs i have various options.... i also see struts are cheapish too... they are 2 different parts yeah? i decided to get a quote from lexus for rear springs and struts (because the racing or american sites show pics of the strut without the spring!!)

lexus quoted me the same part no. for both?? im now a little confused but this lead me to believe either i'll get the spring already mounted on its strut from lexus or we british call things by different names.....

I feel a little embarrassed as i thought i knew things about cars having changed the front control arms with little fuss, changed broken p/s & brake pipes and even fitted an alarm in one of my older cars - was even wired up to the fuel pump to help stump most petty car thieves back then.... i've done the odd service etc etc etc amongst other basic maintainence.....

never touched suspension until this Lexus so am realising i still know very little :)

is shocks/strut the same thing? im beginning to feel even more amatuer

don't worry.. i wont be fitting them myself :) i've been scared off by the mentioning of uncoupling diffs etc..... not as easy as the front shocks then!!!

[bazgtr]

Can someone 'explain the shock absorber for dummies' ???

Looking around for rear springs i have various options.... i also see struts are cheapish too... they are 2 different parts yeah? i decided to get a quote from lexus for rear springs and struts (because the racing or american sites show pics of the strut without the spring!!)

lexus quoted me the same part no. for both?? im now a little confused but this lead me to believe either i'll get the spring already mounted on its strut from lexus or we british call things by different names.....

I feel a little embarrassed as i thought i knew things about cars having changed the front control arms with little fuss, changed broken p/s & brake pipes and even fitted an alarm in one of my older cars - was even wired up to the fuel pump to help stump most petty car thieves back then.... i've done the odd service etc etc etc amongst other basic maintainence.....

never touched suspension until this Lexus so am realising i still know very little :)

is shocks/strut the same thing? im beginning to feel even more amatuer

don't worry.. i wont be fitting them myself :) i've been scared off by the mentioning of uncoupling diffs etc..... not as easy as the front shocks then!!!

Just checking what do you need to do. If it's just changing the rear shocks I'll give you the info with pictures if required.

[Manc]

Cheers mate but its probably going... skint as hell living on my own... mot due in Nov & all the rear bushings need doing too... im broke... and devastated with the inevitable loss of the only decent car i owned in my life :(