The front subframe bushes and rear suspension mountings have been stiffened, as have the upper front shock absorber mountings.
Not exact matches
Both
front and rear anti-roll bars are thicker and rigid
bushes have been used to support the
subframes and suspension arms to increase precision.
Track has been widened by about 1.5 inches
front and rear, and the rear
subframe bushings are stiffer.
then you have to add in premature wear on timing chain guides, leaking valley pan gaskets,
subframes which rip out
front AND rear, quick wearing
bushings, control arms, and on and on... yep, got ta love that precise german engineering designed to keep the service department the backbone of every dealership.
One Good Turn Deserves Another The
front and rear suspensions feature all - new components:
subframes, springs, struts, antiroll bars, and
bushings.
The system uses a combination of
front MacPherson struts and rear multi-link with a rigid
subframe, and features specially tuned dampers with larger bodies and low - friction
bushings that enhance the car's sporty character while also improving ride comfort.
In
front, MacPherson struts team with coil - over springs and forged - aluminum lower control arms for precise handling with generous wheel travel, while hydro - compliance suspension
bushings and a
front subframe that «floats» on rubber mounts provide superb road and engine isolation.
Improvements to the
front suspension include an increased castor angle (from 4.4 to 5.2 degrees) for greater straight - line stability, larger wheel bearings in a reinforced hub, and larger diameter
bushes for the
subframe attachments.
The use of hydro - compliance suspension
bushings and a
front subframe that «floats» on rubber mounts helps provide superb road isolation.
The promise is all there with a new butch
front end, a more aggressive body kit, chunks of carbon fibre, a huge rear wing for extra downforce, a new diffuser at the back, stiffer springs, a new rear
subframe with stiffer
bushes, a tweaked active diff and a tweak of the stability control for more fun.
At the
front, modifications include the
subframe and thrust plate (both still aluminum), fine - tuning of geometry, more rigid
bushings and a 0.9 - in.
The
front suspension features a McPherson strut system, receiving a new rebound spring and four
bush mountings on the
subframe to enhance comfort and reduce NVH.
There's a new
front suspension
subframe and revised rear
bushings, as well as larger brake discs.
- one of the
bushes between the lower arm and
front subframe has been stiffened.
The 2017 Accord Hybrid also uses an aluminum
front subframe that reduces weight and, in conjunction with rear compliance
bushings and independent multi-link rear suspension, also measurably reduces NVH.
Hydro - compliance
bushings mount the
front lower suspension arms to the
front subframe.
Tauter handling and greater steering response with sharper turn - in and improved driver feedback is achieved through a retuned Servotronic steering system, direct - mounted
front subframe and stiffer
bushings.
o Improved steering response achieved through retuned speed - sensitive Servotronic system, solid - mounted
front subframe and stiffer rear
bushings.
Three engineering improvements minimise vibrations — the
front subframe is now
bush - mounted (rather than bolted directly to the bodyshell), an intermediate shaft is added to the drivetrain, resulting in symmetrical (equal length)
front drive shafts and a new mounting bracket for the transmission has greater rigidity and reduced resonance.
That system included higher - rate coil springs that lowered the car 1 in., larger polyurethane -
bushed tubular anti-roll bars and an aluminum brace linking the
front unit - body to the rear
subframe.
New:
bushings and ball joints,
front brakes and hydrolic lines, fan and clutch fan,
front shocks,
subframe bushings.
Key Chassis Features • New MacPherson strut
front suspension system with aluminum control arms and
subframe • New multi-link rear suspension with floating
subframe • New fluid - filled
front and rear suspension compliance
bushings • New
front and rear stabilizer bars utilizing bonded
bushings • New Adaptive Damper System (Touring trims) • New Dual Pinion Variable Ratio Electric Power - Assisted Steering * • Vehicle Stability Assist ™ (VSA ®) with Traction Control • Power - assisted 4 - wheel disc brakes • 4 - channel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Brake Assist • Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) • Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) • Vehicle Stability Assist ™ (VSA ®) with Traction Control • Agile Handling Assist • New noise - reducing wheels * ^ • Straight Driving Assist • Agile Handling Assist * • Hill Start Assist • Electric Parking Brake (EPB) with Automatic Brake Hold * • Indirect Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
The Elantra gets sound insulation material in all the pillars, door panels and floor pan, thicker glass in the
front windows, and plastic and rubber
bushings in the
front subframe, all to lower the noise, vibration and harshness readings and provide drivers with a much more luxurious experience on the road.
The overall chassis is lighter, thanks to the use of aluminum instead of steel in areas like the
front steering knuckles, and engineers retuned the
front and rear
subframes with larger
bushings to improve lateral stiffness and NVH characteristics.
The kit includes
front and rear control - arm
bushings,
front and rear sway - bar
bushings, and differential and
subframe bushings.
Its new suspension consists of a sport - tuned Macpherson strut
front setup and an all - new 5 - link rear design, with the
front equipped with hydraulic compliance
bushings and mounted to rigid
subframes (rubber isolated in the rear) to provide higher levels of handling precision and ride refinement.
The system uses a combination of
front MacPherson struts and a rear five - link design, both utilizing rigid
subframes and
front using hydraulic suspension
bushings.