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Home › Automotive Chasis › Archive for Suspensions

Suspensions

Suspension and Steering Camber

Posted on June 2, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

The front wheels of the car are installed with their tops tilted outward or inward. This is called “camber” and is measured in degrees of tilt from the vertical. When the top of a wheel is tilted outward, (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with steering, suspension

Caster and Caster Trail

Posted on May 14, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

Caster is the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis. Caster is measured in degrees from the steering axis to vertical as viewed from the side. Backward tilt from the vertical line is called “positive (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with caster, steering

Steering Axis Inclination

Posted on May 13, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

The axis around which the wheel rotates as it turns to the right or left is called the “steering axis”. This axis is found by drawing an imaginary line between the top of the shock absorber’s upper support (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with suspension

Toe (Toe Angle, Toe-in and Toe-out)

Posted on May 12, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

Toe is the inclination of the wheel front and rear as seen from above the vehicle. The wheel installation angle is called the toe angle. When the front of the wheels are closer than the rear of the wheels, (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with wheel

Wheel Alignment Service

Posted on May 11, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

Frequent inspection and correction of wheel alignment are ordinarily not necessary under normal conditions of use. However, if the tires are worn unevenly, if steering is unstable, or if the suspension (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with wheel, wheel balancing

Concepts of suspension Springs

Posted on April 19, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

1. Elasticity

If a force (load) is applied to an object made of a material such as rubber, it will create stress (deformation) in that object. When that force is released, the object will return to (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with suspension

Front Wheel and Rear Wheel Alignment Service

Posted on February 27, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

Toe-angle

To adjust toe-in, change the lengths of the tie rod connecting the steering knuckle arms. 1. In the type in which the tie rod is behind the spindles, increasing the tie rod length increases (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with wheel, Wheel alignment

What is Wheel Alignment

Posted on February 17, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

The vehicle must have proper straightline performance for stable driving, cornering performance for driving around curves, recovery force for returning to the straight-line condition, the capacity to soften (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with steering, suspension, wheel balancing

Location and Function of Automotive Swiches

Posted on February 15, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

1. Switches

(1) Damping mode select switch This switch can change the shock absorber damping force. The switch positions and details of the settings depend on the model, but switching from COMFORT (or (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with switches

What is EMS & Air Suspension

Posted on February 14, 2010 by b1r2i3a4n5

The suspension improves the riding comfort and driving performance of the vehicle. EMS (Electronically-Modulated Suspension) and air suspension electronically control the damping force of the shock absorbers (more…)

Posted in Suspensions
Tagged with suspension

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