Suspension & Steering
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Active Power Stabilizer Suspension System
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car Active Stabilizer Suspension System (APSSS) Active Power Stabilizer Suspension System (APSSS), also known as Active Power Stabilizer Suspension System, is an electric active ...
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Anti Roll Bar
Technical GuidesRead more...Car Anti Roll Bar (Sway bar) A sway bar or anti-roll bar or stabilizer bar is a part of an automobile suspension that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast ...
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Ball Joint Replace
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...How to Replace a Car Ball Joint Ball joints are used to connect lower suspension control arm to the steering knuckle on the spindle. When turning your vehicle, the suspension ...
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Body roll explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car Body roll explained On wheeled or tracked vehicles, body roll is a reference to the load transfer of a vehicle towards the outside of a turn. When a vehicle is fitted with a ...
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Bump steer explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car Bump steer explained Bump steer or roll steer is the term for the tendency of the wheel of a car to steer as it moves upwards. It is typically measured in degrees of steer ...
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Bundorf analysis explained
Technical GuidesRead more...Car Bundorf analysis explained A Bundorf analysis is a way of describing the characteristics of a vehicle that govern its understeer balance. The understeer is measured in units ...
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Car Active Body Control
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Mercedes-Benz Car Active Body Control (ABC) Active Body Control, or ABC, is the Mercedes-Benz brand name used to describe fully active suspension, that allows control of the ...
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Car Active suspension
Technical GuidesRead more...Car Active suspension The active suspension and adaptive suspension/semi-active suspension are types of automotive suspensions that controls the vertical movement of the wheels ...
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Chapman strut
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Chapman strut History The Chapman strut is a design of independent rear suspension used for light cars, particularly sports and racing cars. It takes its name from, and is best ...
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Coilover
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car Coilover A coilover is an automobile suspension device. "Coilover" is short for "coil spring over strut". It consists of a shock absorber with a coil spring encircling it. ...
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Control arm
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car Control arm In automotive suspension, an automobile's control arm or wishbone (aka. A-arm or A-frame) is a nearly flat and roughly triangular suspension member (or ...
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De Dion tube
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car De Dion tube explained History The de Dion tube was named after Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, founder of French automobile manufacturer De Dion-Bouton. The tube, however, was ...
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Double wishbone suspension
Technical GuidesRead more...Car Double wishbone suspension The double wishbone suspension was introduced in the 1930s. French carmaker Citroën used it since 1934 in their Rosalie and Traction Avant models. ...
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Drift tuning Setup
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car Drift tuning Setup Explained Drive train A proper mechanical limited slip differential (LSD) is almost considered essential for drifting. Attempting to drift with an open or ...
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Drifting Explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Drifting Sport Explained Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from ...
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Dual ball joint suspension
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Dual ball joint suspension A dual ball joint suspension uses a pair of arms, one in tension, one in compression, to replace a wishbone, in a MacPherson or SLA suspension. The ...
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Dubonnet suspension
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Dubonnet suspension 1930s Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo with Dubonnet front suspension Dubonnet suspension was a system of independent front suspension and steering popular mainly in the ...
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Fishtailing
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Vehicle Fishtailing Explained Fishtailing (also called "tank slapping") is a vehicle handling problem which occurs when the rear wheels lose traction, resulting in oversteer. ...
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Four-wheel steering (4WS)
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Four-wheel steering (4WS) 4-Wheel Steering is not a new concept. Its history can be traced back to at least 1930s. It has been known for many years that the front-to-rear wheel ...
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Friction disk shock absorber
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Friction disk shock absorber History Friction disk shock absorbers or André Hartford dampers were an early form of shock absorber or damper used for car suspension. They were ...
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Handling explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car handling explained Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way wheeled vehicles perform transverse to their direction of motion, particularly during ...
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Height adjustable suspension
Technical GuidesRead more...Height adjustable suspension Height adjustable suspension is a feature of certain automobile suspension systems that allow the motorist to vary the ride height or ground ...
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Honda 4WS system
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Honda four-wheel steering system Honda had Previously used four-wheel steering as an option in their 1987 to 2001 cars. The first mass-produced road car with all-wheel steering ...
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Hydrolastic Suspension
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Hydrolastic Suspension Hydrolastic is a type of space-efficient automotive suspension system used in many cars produced by British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successor ...
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Hydropneumatic suspension
Technical GuidesRead more...Hydropneumatic suspension Hydropneumatic suspension is a type of automotive suspension system, invented by Citroën, and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as being used under ...
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Independent suspension
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Independent suspension Independent suspension is a broad term for any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a ...
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Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System The Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (KDSS) technology was employed initially in the Lexus GX 470, and subsequently the 200 Series Toyota Land ...
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Kingpin
Technical GuidesRead more...Car Kingpin explained The kingpin, also king-pin and king pin, is the main pivot in the steering mechanism of a car or other vehicle. Originally this was literally a steel pin on ...
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Leaf spring
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car Leaf spring explained A leaf spring is a simple form of spring commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles. Originally called a laminated or carriage spring, and ...
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Lever arm shock absorber
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Lever arm shock absorber Lever arm shock absorbers were the first form of hydraulic shock absorber or damper used for car suspension. They appeared in the 1930s and were most ...
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Lower tie bar
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Lower tie bar A lower tie bar is an alloy/steel bar that ties the lower suspension pick-up points of a vehicle (with an independent suspension) together. It increases chassis ...
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MacPherson strut
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...MacPherson strut The MacPherson strut is a type of car suspension system which uses the axis of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot. It is widely used in modern ...
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MagneRide
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...MagneRide explained MagneRide is an automotive suspension system owned by Beijing West Industries that utilizes magnetically controlled dampers, or shock absorbers, for a highly ...
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Magnetorheological damper
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Magnetorheological damper A magnetorheological damper, shock absorber is a damper filled with magnetorheological fluid, which is controlled by a magnetic field, usually using an ...
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Mazda 4WS system
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Mazda 4WS system Mazda were pioneers in applying four-wheel steering to automobiles, showing it on their 1984 Mazda MX-02 concept car, where the rear wheels counter-steered at ...
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Motion ratio explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Motion ratio explained The motion ratio of a mechanism is the ratio of the displacement of the point of interest to that of another point. The most common example is in a ...
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Multi-link suspension
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Multi-link suspension A multi-link suspension is a type of vehicle suspension design typically used in independent suspensions, using three or more lateral arms, and one or more ...
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Nivomat suspension
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Nivomat suspension Nivomat (a portmanteau of the French niveau and automatique) is the name for a vehicle suspension level control technology created by Mannesmann-Sachs (now ZF ...
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Panhard Rod
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Panhard rod A Panhard rod (also called Panhard bar or track bar) is a component of a car suspension system that provides lateral location of the axle.Originally invented by the ...
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Power steering
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Car Power steering explained Power steering helps drivers steer vehicles by augmenting steering effort of the steering wheel. Hydraulic or electric actuators add controlled ...
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Power Steering Problems
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Power Steering Problems A power steering system is designed to utilize power from the engine to assist in the force needed to steer the vehicle. When the engine is running, a ...
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Power Steering Pump Replace
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...How to Replace a Power Steering Pump Before you replace your power steering pump make sure you have diagnosed the problem properly. There are two components involved in the power ...
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Radius rod
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Radius rod explained A radius rod (also called a radius arm or a torque arm) is a suspension member intended to control wheel motion in the longitudinal (fore-aft) plane. The ...
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Scott Russell linkage
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Scott Russell linkage explained A Scott Russell linkage converts linear motion, to (almost) linear motion in a line perpendicular to the input. These linkages are often used in ...
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Self-levelling suspension
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Self-levelling suspension explained Self-levelling refers to an automobile suspension system that maintains a constant ride height of the vehicle above the road, regardless of ...
