Your BMW Shocks work with your coil springs to provide most of the suspension feel in your vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, your BMW shocks don’t actually suspend your car—that’s the job of your coil springs. Instead, your shocks control the motion of your springs, keeping everything in check. If you didn’t have shock absorbers, when you hit a bump your car would continue to oscillate up and down until the motion was absorbed by natural forces.

With that in mind, it’s obvious that your BMW shocks prevent seasickness if nothing else. But they do a lot more. By helping you keep firm control of your car in cornering maneuvers as well as in heavy braking, your BMW shocks play a huge part in the handling of your car. Since BMWs are known for their stellar handling capabilities, you can see that the BMW shocks are well engineered and precisely tuned for each specific vehicle.