When someone tells you their car or truck has a “wishbone suspension,” it’s not turkey-talk. They’re referring to a specific type of suspension design that allows the vehicle’s wheels to move, adjust, and adapt to quickly changing road and driving conditions. Though there are several other suspension types, the wishbone (or double-wishbone to be exact) is
Thinking about upgrading your suspension? Watch this Summit Racing Quick Flicks video and learn the basic differences between stock OEM control arms and aftermarket tubular control arms for your car or truck’s front suspension. The Summit Racing crew will go over the differences in control arm design and explain the benefits of upgrading to tubular
[portfolio_slideshow id=24722] If you have a Fox-body or SN95 Mustang, a 1980s GM G-body (Grand National, Malibu, El Camino, etc.) or something like an early Chevelle or a GTO, it has a triangulated four-link rear suspension. This type of suspension has coil springs and upper and lower trailing arms (also called control arms). The upper
The American muscle car is synonymous with brute power, tire-shredding torque, and—well, muscle. Things like handling, cornering, and ride comfort tend to be an afterthought in our pursuit of the almighty horsepower. Luckily, companies like BMR Suspension, Hotchkis Sport Suspension, and others are focused on making sway bars, lowering springs, performance shocks, and other suspension
Nearly a decade old, a Grassroots Motorsports magazine article titled “Soccer Moms’ Revenge,” recounts a day at Michelin’s Laurens Proving Grounds in Laurens, SC when the magazine’s staff took a 1960’s-era Porsche 356 and Jaguar XKE and pitted them against a modern-day Honda Odyssey minivan. After a 400-mile air-conditioned road trip with no tire-pressure adjustments,
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