New black strut and coil spring next to rusty original strut on…

Two front strut assemblies laid side by side on a concrete driveway for comparison: the upper unit is freshly painted black with a clean coil spring, rubber bellows boot and new upper mount, while the lower unit is the rusty, grease-caked original with its brake hose bracket and ABS wiring still attached.

AI caption September 2008 · Photo 385 of 579