| em For Shocking Results | | | | Have you ever grabbed breakfast on your way to |
| Dissatisfied with your car’s ride? How does | | | | work and taken a sharp turn only to find your |
| increased safety and a smoother ride sound? | | | | grande-skinny-mocha-frappachino spilt all over you |
| Discover the many benefits of installing a new | | | | lap? When you turn, weight is shifted in the |
| suspension system. | | | | opposite direction by gravity trying to compensate |
| If you are looking for a performance pick me up, a | | | | for the force. This is known as body roll, and |
| new suspension may be just what the doctor | | | | consequently is the coffee-spilling culprit. Lowering |
| ordered. A rugged lift kit can provide clearance and | | | | springs reduce your car’s center of gravity, |
| strength for navigating rough and rocky terrain, while | | | | and therefore reducing resistance on the chassis |
| a set of lowering springs can enhance cornering and | | | | through the turns. The result you might ask? |
| handling on the road. No matter the case, your | | | | Quicker steering response and feeling like your car is |
| suspension should be inspected and maintained | | | | glued to the road. It is important to realize your |
| periodically for optimal safety and performance. | | | | expectations and desires when shopping for new |
| Volkswagen said it right. On the road of life, | | | | springs though. Higher spring rates will give you a |
| there are passengers and there are drivers. Not | | | | tighter suspension, but will stiffen up your general |
| every driver wants a sports car. There are plenty of | | | | ride. Basically, you will turn on a dime, but feel every |
| people content with their stock parts and the | | | | nook and cranny in the road. Softer springs will still |
| performance that comes with them. My | | | | increase performance, but won’t nearly affect |
| grandma’s 83’ Corolla for example, is | | | | overall ride quality as much. For the most part, I |
| more than enough car to get her to art classes and | | | | don’t like extremes. I would advise against |
| friends’ houses. But then there are | | | | installing some really stiff springs unless you have a |
| automotive enthusiasts; drivers who are looking for | | | | separate track car or are willing to put up with a |
| the most from their car. Guys, and occasionally girls, | | | | bumpy ride. |
| who get behind the wheel and push their | | | | I would also recommend upgrading your shocks as |
| machine’s limits until every last drop of | | | | well. They are another component of you |
| performance has been squeezed out, like a person | | | | suspension system and crucial for the smoothness of |
| with OCD wringing a toothpaste tube until every last | | | | you ride. Shocks serve two purposes. They absorb |
| molecule is expelled. Odds are, you are like me, and | | | | any larger than average bumps so the shock |
| fall somewhere in between. | | | | isn’t transferred directly to the car chassis. |
| Just like everything else, suspension systems are so | | | | Secondly, they keep all of your wheels planted on |
| technologically advanced that they can be adjusted | | | | the road at all times. This means your car would |
| by the turn of a screw. So if you’re about | | | | turn into a rolling death trap without them. The |
| to take on the curves of the Pacific Coast Highway, | | | | shocks dampen vertical motion your car experiences |
| with the quick adjustment of a knob, you will be able | | | | from rough surfaces. Without shocks, your car |
| to handle every twist and turn thrown at you. | | | | would wallow all over the road until you got sick or it |
| Done with the bends? In a few moments you can | | | | fell apart
or both. |
| loosen up your suspension for a more relaxed ride. | | | | |