Every wheel on your vehicle has either a shock or a strut never both, never neither. However, you may have struts on your front wheels and shocks on your rear wheels.7 Dec 2018
How do I know if I have struts or shocks?
If you have your vehicles manual, you could always look in there at the suspension system section. Both shocks and suspensions will be located near the tires. Shocks will be vertical and resemble a pneumatic pump. Struts are horizontal and look to be just extensions of the wheels.
Do struts come with shocks?
A shock cannot be used to replace a strut and a strut cannot be used to replace a shock. A vehicle will have either a shock or a strut at each wheel, never both. Every vehicle was designed with either shocks or struts and your vehicle's suspension cannot be changed to use the other.
Are struts worth replacing?
Struts don't need to be replaced unless your vehicle is bouncing like it's on a pogo stick or bottoms out in potholes and over railroad tracks — or unless a mechanic finds that they're leaking fluid or have been damaged. The struts limit the resulting bouncing caused by the springs compressing and releasing.7 Feb 2016