Suspension & Steering
Suspension and Steering types Anti-Roll Bar to Watts linkage.Guides,service and repairs.
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Struts Replace all types
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow to Replace Car Struts Your vehicles suspension is what connects the wheel spindles to the body and controls the ride over rough surfaces. There are two components that form ...
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Suspension keel
RegisteredTechnical GuidesSuspension keel explained A suspension keel is an extension pylon to the bodywork of single-seat, open wheel racing cars designed with a raised nose cone, to allow the lower ...
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Suspension lift
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Suspension lift explained A suspension lift is a modification, often done by Jeep, truck, SUV and offroad enthusiasts to raise the ride height of their vehicle. Suspension ...
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Swing axle
RegisteredTechnical GuidesSwing axle A swing axle is a simple type of independent suspension designed and patented by Edmund Rumpler in 1903. This was a revolutionary invention in the automotive industry, ...
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Torsion bar
RegisteredTechnical GuidesTorsion bar suspension explained A torsion bar suspension, also known as a torsion spring suspension or torsion beam suspension, is a general term for any vehicle suspension that ...
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Torsion beam
RegisteredTechnical GuidesTorsion beam suspension A torsion beam suspension is a vehicle suspension similar to a trailing arm suspension but where both trailing arms are connected by a beam. It is also ...
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Trailing arm
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Trailing arm explained A trailing-arm suspension is an automobile suspension design in which one or more arms (or "links") are connected between (and perpendicular to and ...
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Twist-beam rear suspension
RegisteredTechnical GuidesTwist-beam rear suspension The twist-beam rear suspension, also known as torsion-beam axle is a type of automobile suspension based on a large H or C shaped member. The front of ...
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Understeer and oversteer
Technical GuidesUndersteer and oversteer explained Understeer and oversteer are vehicle dynamics terms used to describe the sensitivity of a vehicle to steering. Simply put, oversteer is what ...
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Unsprung weight (mass) explained
Technical GuidesCar Unsprung weight (mass) explained In a ground vehicle with a suspension, the unsprung weight (or the unsprung mass) is the mass of the suspension, wheels or tracks (as ...
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Watt's linkage
RegisteredTechnical GuidesWatt's linkage explained Watt's linkage (also known as the parallel linkage) is a type of mechanical linkage invented by James Watt (19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) in which ...
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Weight transfer
RegisteredTechnical GuidesWeight transfer explained Weight transfer and load transfer are two expressions used somewhat confusingly to describe two distinct effects: the change in load borne by different ...
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Weissach axle
RegisteredTechnical GuidesWeissach axle explained The Weissach axle (pronounced 'Vise-' as in 'advise' and '-ach' with guttural 'ch') is a special rear suspension arrangement devised for the Porsche 928. ...
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