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Independent Suspension 101: A Quick Primer

Here’s a quick and dirty guide to the different types of independent suspension systems and how they work.

Every part of the car suspension system is designed to help you maintain traction, control and comfort in your vehicle.

Modern pickups still use body-on-frame designs. What are the benefits of this design versus unibody?

Not all cars benefit from an independent suspension system, but you’d be hard-pressed to find one without this type of technology up front.

These are three fairly simple tests, exactly what the professionals do when you have suspension problems.

Here’s the DIY car alignment test that you didn’t know about, the same test that most technicians will perform before even suggesting one.

Most modern cars are built as a single shell, where the body is also the frame. This is called “unibody”. Older vehicles, typically 1996 and older, and almost all years of … Continue Reading Know How Notes: What Are Body Mount Bushings?

Sweat is beading up on your forehead, the mid-day sun blistering the skin on the back of your neck and a blast of 80-mile an hour wind about knocks you … Continue Reading Wheel Stud Replacement How-To For Most Vehicles

Trucks are designed to get used. Whether you haul a trailer or two tons of bricks, how the truck handles its payload depends in large part by the shocks. How the … Continue Reading Shocking Developments – Upgrading Your Truck’s Shocks

A vehicle’s suspension system does just that: it suspends the car or truck’s body over the wheels. The arrangement provides ride comfort and also allows the vehicle to handle more … Continue Reading Ask an Expert: When to Replace Shocks and Struts