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01-01-2015, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by TonyCD

007, pardon a dumb question: I always thought that pretty much any setup with the spring encircling the shock was a McPherson strut. But I also know our cars have the venerated double wishbones. So, what's the difference? The geometry of the pivoting members attached to the bottom of the spring/strut?

To be honest, I had to look up the answer to know. I think we are talking about different parts of similar setups. Per Wikipedia, a Macpherson strut is defined by using the top of the strut as the pivot point for steering. MacPherson strut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The coil over only refers to the spring over the strut, so while a Macpherson strut is a coilover, a coilover doesn't have to be a Macpherson. Similar to a square and a rhombus.

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01-02-2015, 09:15 AM

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Out of curiosity, I called two local Honda dealerships. The first one said they wouldn't do it, which was kind of curious. The second quoted me $1799, so it's a bit less.

That's why I asking if other people have done it through a dealership and what price they were paying.