The fastest wearing rear suspension part on 1963-'82 Corvettes is the strut rod bushing. The rubber A-arm bushings in the front suspension last longer because they only deal with rotation about their ...
During the preseason annual inspection of our '69 Dodge Dart, we noticed that both of the lower control arm bushings were torn. The drag race season was approaching rapidly, and, as a result, our ...
On most classic Ford cars, the front strut rod positively locates the lower control arms. In addition to keeping the lower arm in place during vehicle movement, it also provides for adjustment of ...
The third-gen Camaro, introduced for the 1982 model year, was a quantum leap for GM’s venerable F-body (shared with the Pontiac Firebird). The Chevrolet Camaro has always been about big improvements ...
However, conventional wisdom has it that for performance cars a double wishbone set up is a better solution so why have so many manufacturers of sporting machinery kept the faith with the MacPherson ...
Perhaps you're on your way to buy a new car, and you may not know it yet, but a suspension is just as important as other key components, such as the engine, powertrain, and braking system. Top ...
Different types of cars have different types of suspensions. Most car owners have heard the term “strut,” but may not be clear as to what exactly the struts on a vehicle are or what they do. Most ...
Your car is composed of thousands of individual parts that work together to carry you down the road. Some of those components are large and well-known — for example, most people understand that the ...
We’ve all heard the terms bandied about – MacPherson struts, double wishbones, multi-link – and will be aware that they’re to do with the back art of suspension design, but do we really know the ...
.Your engine can easily run past 200,000 miles if you keep up with oil changes and basic maintenance, but key suspension parts usually give up long before that milestone. When those components wear, ...