His strut would appear on French Ford Vedettes and English Fords. Possibly to distance his design from the GM patent, MacPherson’s Ford struts used the anti-roll bar as a replacement for the ...

There's no denying it: Your car's suspension needs some work. There are various suspension set-ups from MacPherson struts and double wishbones to single shock absorbers and multilink structures.

John ANSWER: Struts are a combination of springs and shocks. Commonly called MacPherson struts, they are named after Earle MacPherson, a GM engineer credited with inventing the suspension component.