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    The suspension also protects the vehicle itself and any cargo or luggage from damage and wear. The design of front and rear suspension of a car may be...
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    Independent suspension is any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump on the...
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    Hydropneumatic suspension is a type of motor vehicle suspension system, designed by Paul Magès, invented by Citroën, and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as...
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  • up suspension or suspended in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Suspension or suspended may refer to: Car suspension Cell suspension or suspension culture...
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  • suspension is a system of components allowing a machine (normally a vehicle) to move smoothly with reduced shock. Types may include: car suspension,...
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  • conditions, active suspensions use some type of actuator to raise and lower the chassis independently at each wheel. These technologies allow car manufacturers...
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    A torsion bar suspension, also known as a torsion spring suspension, is any vehicle suspension that uses a torsion bar as its main weight-bearing spring...
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    A double wishbone suspension is an independent suspension design for automobiles using two (occasionally parallel) wishbone-shaped arms to locate the...
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    1502, Rover P6, all Iso cars and Alfa Romeo type 116 (and derivatives), as the wheels do not transmit torque to the suspension. Sympathetic camber changes...
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  • Air suspension is used in place of conventional steel springs in heavy vehicle applications such as buses and trucks, and in some passenger cars. It is...
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    KW Automotive (redirect from KW Suspension)
    originally sold and distributed car parts out of a 75 square meter retail building in Murrhardt. In 1995, the first coilover suspension system by the company was...
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    front suspension only,[citation needed] where it provides a steering pivot as well as a suspension mounting for the wheel. The first production car to use...
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  • incorporating elements of the commonly used MacPherson strut. In cars, suspension refers to the system by which the vehicle maintains contact between...
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    metres (276 ft) Maximum Steepness: 39.2% Cars: 2 Capacity: 40 passengers per car Configuration: Double suspension track (Monorail) Maximum speed: 2.5 metres...
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    A leaf spring is a simple form of spring commonly used for suspension in wheeled vehicles. Originally called a laminated or carriage spring, and sometimes...
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    Citroën 2CV (category 1950s cars)
    The suspension of the 2CV was very soft; a person could easily rock the car side to side dramatically. The swinging arm, fore-aft linked suspension system...
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    almost vertical. In cars with double wishbone suspensions, camber angle may be fixed or adjustable, but in MacPherson strut suspensions, it is normally fixed...
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    The Christie suspension is a suspension system developed by American engineer J. Walter Christie for his tank designs. It allowed considerably longer movement...
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    Ride height (redirect from Car height)
    in center of gravity. The 1905-14 cars of the American Motor Car Company are one example. Self-leveling suspension systems are designed to maintain a...
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    Citroën DS (category Cars introduced in 1955)
    car equipped with hydropneumatic suspension, as well as disc brakes. The 1967 series 3 also introduced directional headlights to a mass-produced car....
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    Citroën (category Car manufacturers of France)
    Avant. This was the world's first car to be mass-produced with front-wheel drive, four-wheel independent suspension, as well as unibody construction,...
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    A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type...
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    Lola Mk6 (category Lola racing cars)
    rear suspension was mounted directly on it, a technique that did not appear in full on Formula 1 cars until the Lotus 49 in 1967. As a result the car was...
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    composite material in 4 wheelers. Shock absorbers are an important part of car suspension designed to increase comfort, stability and overall safety. The shock...
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    Lever arm shock absorber (category Automotive suspension technologies)
    were the first form of hydraulic shock absorber or damper used for car suspension. They appeared in the 1930s and were most commonly used in the 1950s...
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    Body roll (category Automotive suspension technologies)
    Retrieved 19 February 2021. "How car suspension works". How a Car Works. Retrieved 19 February 2021. "Your preferred suspension tune? Soft vs Medium vs Stiff...
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    In chemistry, a suspension is a heterogeneous mixture of a fluid that contains solid particles sufficiently large for sedimentation. The particles may...
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    each side of the car. The cross beam of the H holds the two trailing arms together, and provides the roll stiffness of the suspension, by twisting as the...
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    Koni dampers and torsion bars suspension (front) and spring suspension (rear) similar to current Formula One car suspension. The steering actuation system...
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    Jaguar XJ (X308) (category Cars introduced in 1997)
    generations and featuring the Jaguar AJ-V8 engine and Jaguar independent rear suspension. It was the third and final evolution of the Jaguar XJ40 platform that...
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