| Swedish automaker Volvo is one of the industry | | | | to provide a flexible coupling. Front STRUTS with |
| movers able to start the about-face from the | | | | a rubber coupling are used on compact Volvos |
| blast-and-cast school of sports wagon | | | | that have a McPherson STRUT assembly. This |
| manufacturing. Making room for passenger | | | | type of STRUTS can also be used on the rear |
| comfort in performance vehicles, Volvo cars | | | | end of the car if it is capable of a four-wheel |
| feature an integrated suspension setting that | | | | drive. In most cases, fixed chrome shafts are |
| boasts of a best-in-class drivability. Composed of | | | | used on rear STRUTS to make the car better |
| a number of STRUT tower braces and STRUT | | | | equipped against chassis flex. |
| links, the Volvo suspension assembly is | | | | When the Volvo hug curves, stress is absorbed |
| incorporated to the car chassis, which facilitates | | | | by the STRUTS and flows down the mounting |
| even weight transfer along the car suspension. | | | | points. The chrome shafts of the rear STRUT |
| With the Volvo STRUTS all braced up for chassis | | | | MOUNTS dampen the stress, while the rubber |
| flex during high-speed turns, the Volvo frame is | | | | portion of the front STRUT MOUNTS are |
| strengthened and makes the car resistant against | | | | susceptible to wear out its BUSHINGS and |
| body roll. | | | | bearings in the face of chassis flex. While the |
| The Volvo STRUT tower brace unifies the car's | | | | shaft MOUNTS can accommodate the rerouted |
| STRUTS and sway bars. Collectively, these bars | | | | chassis flex, the BUSHINGS and bearings can give |
| and towers form a frame within the car frame | | | | in and reduce the flexibility of the pivot points. On |
| and absorb chassis flex, sparing the car cabin | | | | account of the usual stress that the Volvo front |
| from excessive roll especially during hard | | | | STRUT braces meet, STRUT MOUNT BUSHINGS |
| cornering. Newer Volvo models come stock-fitted | | | | and bearings are suspension assembly parts that |
| with a STRUT tower brace. Older Volvos can | | | | necessitate regular maintenance. |
| have their suspension setting unified with a simple | | | | A worn out STRUT MOUNT BUSHING can make |
| drill-and-bolt procedure. Because the front | | | | steering hard and negate the cabin comfort that |
| suspension turns left and right during steering, | | | | the Volvo suspension provides. It results in erratic |
| front STRUTS are mounted and require no drilling, | | | | steering and makes a creaking and popping noise. |
| while rear struts are drilled on to the car chassis. | | | | Even at cruise speed, a busted MOUNT can rear |
| Volvo rear and front STRUTS are designed to | | | | its ugly head in the form of excessive play in the |
| take the brunt of chassis flex. They are steel | | | | suspension. This can break the rubber portion of |
| braces built for durability and can even be reused. | | | | the MOUNT and snowball into disproportionate |
| They are mounted on heavy-duty chrome shaft | | | | bounce and front STRUT collapse. In most cases, |
| MOUNTS to withstand stress. Front STRUT | | | | the creaking noise precedes the erratic steering, |
| MOUNTS, however, need to have pivot points to | | | | and is one way to tell if the Volvo STRUT |
| allow the front wheels to steer. STRUT MOUNTS | | | | MOUNT BUSHING has gone past its peak |
| at the head of the Volvo suspension assembly | | | | performance. |
| have rubber joints with BUSHINGS and bearings | | | | |