VIDEO: Loaded Options For Suspension
Loaded struts are struts that come pre-assembled and ready to install. This video is sponsored by The Network Academy.
Air Ride: 1997-2011 Crown Vic
All air ride-equipped Crown Vics have a switch in the trunk on the left to deactivate the air ride system.
Why Shocks, Struts And Tires Wear Down
If the suspension bottoms out, contact between the piston and the bottom of the tube could occur.
Tilting Shocks On A Tacoma
Use this procedure to reduce the chances of the inner rubber sleeve of the strut front suspension support from tearing.
Can Tires Sell Shocks And Struts?
Customers may lie about maintenance practices, but the tires tell a different story.
Nivomat Shocks: Mechanical Load Leveling
The Nivomat system does more than just level the vehicle under load. As the load increases, the pressure inside the shock increases as oil is displaced from the reservoir to the inside of the unit, compressing the gas volume. This creates a progressive increase in spring rate and damping with little or no change to ride frequency.
VIDEO: Two Tips For Installing Loaded Struts
Andrew Markel presents two tips for installing loaded struts to make your next installation a breeze. Sponsored by Monroe Shocks & Struts.
Shocks, Struts And Tires: What Is The Wear Connection?
The role of ride control and tires becomes even more critical on vehicles equipped with ABS, traction control and stability control systems. As in an emergency lane-change situation, the driver can now steer under panic braking. This means that weight transfer and vehicle pitch can be even more extreme.
Gabriel Introduces New Website Training Resources
The company is introducing a series of training options as an expansion of its Answerman technical service offerings, including videos, technical bulletins, online catalogs and FAQs for both light and heavy-duty vehicles.
KYB Americas Corp. Rolls Out New Promotions For The Fall
The company announced the start of two fall marketing promotions: a VISA Card rewards promotion for the consumer, “Feeling is Believing,” and an automotive service provider-targeted sweepstakes promotion, “Win With KYB.”
Rancho Extends Exciting Promotion On Lift Kits, Shocks Purchases Through Summer
The Rancho “Summer of Savings” mail-in rebate promotion – an extension of the successful spring promotion – will offer truck and Jeep owners Visa Prepaid cards worth up to $300 until August 31.
Tech Tip: Continuous Damping Control (CDC) Damper Diagnosis And Replacement
More automotive manufacturers today are opting for the use of the continuously variable damping system called Continuous Damping Control (CDC) in their vehicles. It permanently monitors “influencing” factors, such as the road condition, load, vehicle body acceleration and driver’s actions.
