Sentences with phrase «rear axle suspension»

It swaps the standard torsion - beam rear axle suspension out for a more sophisticated independent multi-link design, and that typically improves both the ride and handling.

Subtle Sub Vehicle: 1989 Chevy Suburban 2500 Owner: Scott and Julie Paine Location: Phoenix, Arizona Chassis: Stock frame Engine: TBI 350ci V - 8 with cold - air intake kit Drivetrain: TH400 transmission, NP208 T - case, 10 - Bolt front axle, 14 - Bolt rear axle Suspension: 4 - inch Rough Country lift springs at all four corners, sway bar drop brackets, Rough Country shocks Steering: Raised steering arm Brakes: Factory front disc, rear drum Tires / Wheels: 35x12.50 R16 Interco M - 16s on Mickey Thompson Classic II wheels Interior: Custom - covered dash matches paint Favorite off - road area: Desert trails around Black Canyon City, Arizona

The front suspension is a double - wishbone design, while a rigid rear axle suspension utilizes hefty leaf springs and leaf bushings, along with twin - tube shock absorbers.

The rear subframe with the engine mount and rear axle suspension points is made from aluminum - another lightweight material with which Lamborghini has a great deal of experience.

The rear subframe with the engine mount and rear axle suspension points is made from aluminum — another lightweight material with which Lamborghini has a great deal of experience.

In contrast to the Falcon, the Econoline was fitted with a solid front axle and a solid rear axle suspension with leaf springs for all four wheels.

Not exact matches

GM wouldn't spend the extra money to make the swing - axle rear suspension more stable.

Basic models get a rather rudimentary twist beam rear axle, but all A250 models do get the complex multi-link rear suspension set - up.

Standard Equipment: 4.0 - liter V - 6 5 - speed automatic transmission Independent front suspension Solid rear axle w / leaf springs 4 - wheel disc brakes 3.36:1 final drive ratio 17 - inch styled steel wheels 28 - gallon fuel tank capacity Anti-lock braking system Electronic brake force distribution Vehicle dynamic control Traction control system Tire pressure monitoring system Center console w / sliding table Rear sonar system Back door storage bin Remote keyless entry Power windows & locks 2 12V DC power outlets 2 120V power outlets Full size spare 6 cargo floor D - rings Convex spotter mirrors Receiver hitch ball provision on rear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting porear axle w / leaf springs 4 - wheel disc brakes 3.36:1 final drive ratio 17 - inch styled steel wheels 28 - gallon fuel tank capacity Anti-lock braking system Electronic brake force distribution Vehicle dynamic control Traction control system Tire pressure monitoring system Center console w / sliding table Rear sonar system Back door storage bin Remote keyless entry Power windows & locks 2 12V DC power outlets 2 120V power outlets Full size spare 6 cargo floor D - rings Convex spotter mirrors Receiver hitch ball provision on rear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting poRear sonar system Back door storage bin Remote keyless entry Power windows & locks 2 12V DC power outlets 2 120V power outlets Full size spare 6 cargo floor D - rings Convex spotter mirrors Receiver hitch ball provision on rear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting porear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting points

The upgraded suspension improves body and wheel control considerably, but there's still only so much you can do with a solid rear axle.

Like Revology's 1964 1/2 Mustang replica, we expect the 1967 Shelby GT500 replica to feature a modern suspension: front MacPherson struts and a three - link live rear axle (in place of the original car's rear leaf springs).

As for off - road prowess, East Coast Defender included KAM heavy duty axles with electronic locking differentials both front and rear, heavy duty steering arms, a custom suspension system made up of King Off - Road Racing shocks and steering damper, as well as a 2 - inch lift thanks to a set of Old Man Emu coil springs.

Mechanical grip is aided by a rear - biased weight distribution (54 percent of the F12's weight is on the rear axle), a five - link rear suspension (the 599 used control arms), and enormous Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (315 / 35s at the rear, 255 / 35s in front, all on twenty - inch wheels).

It's the first ever four - wheel - drive VXR, has an electronic LSD for the rear axle and perhaps most importantly is equipped with a totally new front suspension design: HiPerStrut.

Sadly, scandal associated with the first - gen Corvair's swing - axle rear suspension caused sales to plummet after Ralph Nader's «Unsafe at Any Speed» was published in 1965.

The rubber suspension attachments were re-placed with metal, the rear - axle crossmember switched from steel to aluminum, and the kinematics were modified for reduced understeer.

Gone — finally, finally — is the solid rear axle, belatedly replaced by a fully independent suspension that soaks up bumps and road imperfections.

If you think Porsches used to come with a «sling axle» rear suspension... you might not be a car enthusiast.

To turn the Mustang into a factory drag racer, Ford Performance added a track - optimized four - link rear suspension, a 9 - inch solid rear axle from Strange Engineering, a roll cage, racing seats, custom coil - overs, and custom wheels from Weld Racing.

Kia fits the Rio with 15 - inch wheels, a fully independent MacPherson strut front suspension, and a torsion beam rear axle.

With an independent rear suspension, there's no axle hop.

The Beetle Turbo uses a damper - strut front suspension and a multilink setup at the rear, while the standard car makes do with a beam axle.

While the front axle carrier and the crash box are made of carbon fiber, the rear subframe complete with the engine and suspension mounts is aluminum.

That would be the rear suspension stuttering in protest over handling way more torque than any five - link solid axle should be expected to manage.

No air suspension here, unless you opt for the system on the rear axle, which isn't necessary since the underlying suspension geometry is excellent.

The suspension consists of coil springs all around and a Watt's linkage on the rear live axle.

The Conti GT chassis and suspension designs carry over, as does standard all - wheel drive, but now the torque split is 40 percent front, 60 percent rear, versus 50:50 before, and it's possible for 85 percent or more of torque to be shuffled to either axle.

The new, slightly retuned suspension system, including new hydraulic rear - axle bearings, increases stability and reduces noise and vibrations inside the near silent car.

Its long - serving, much - maligned live rear axle at last is dead, replaced by a modern, multilink independent rear suspension.

Chevy Camaro ZL1 independent rear suspension includes asymetrical half shafts to reduce axle hop under heavy accleration.

Nissan does have a more refined multi-link suspension arrangement than the simplistic torsion beam rear axle found in our tester, but offers it only on all - wheel - drive Jukes.

The VelociRaptor 6X6 features locking rear axles, upgraded Fox suspension, 20 - inch wheels and off - road tires, custom front and rear bumpers, roll bar, and round LED lights.

Visible means to this end are the carbon - fiber upper front strut brace and the lower aluminum support structure; the rear subframe that, together with the five - link suspension, bolts directly onto the steel floorpan; and the lightweight wheels, axles, and composite driveshaft.

The Specs Engines 1.3 L (79 cu in) SOHC I - 4, 66 hp, 76 lb - ft (1990 - 95) 1.3 L (81 cu in) SOHC I - 4, 63 - 64 hp, 74 lb - ft (1986 - 89) Transmission 5 - speed manual Drive Rear - or 4 - wheel Front suspension Live axle, leaf springs Rear suspension Live axle, leaf springs Brakes F / R Discs / drums Weight 2100 pounds

STANDARD FEATURES: Reflective hood and side stripes Black rear spoiler Black - painted aluminum wheels w / summer tires HID headlights Black shift knob Unique cloth seats w / embroidered Boss logo Manual front seats Air conditioning Auxiliary audio jack Sync 4.2 - inch screen Side - and rear - exit dual exhaust Manual adjustable suspension 3.73 rear axle ratio Stability and traction control

Base Price: $ 847,975 Powertrain Engine: 32 - valve DOHC V - 8 / plug - in electric hybrid Displacement: 4.6 liters (280 cu in) Power: 608 hp @ 8700 rpm Torque: 390 lb - ft @ 6600 rpm Motors: Two permanent - magnet AC synchronous Electric output: 129/156 hp (front / rear axle) Batteries: 6.8 - kWh lithium - ion Total output: 887 hp Transmission: 7 - speed automatic Drive: 4 - wheel Chassis Steering: Electrically assisted Front suspension: Control arms, coil springs Rear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weight drear axle) Batteries: 6.8 - kWh lithium - ion Total output: 887 hp Transmission: 7 - speed automatic Drive: 4 - wheel Chassis Steering: Electrically assisted Front suspension: Control arms, coil springs Rear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weight dRear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weight dist.

Brown saw great potential in Buick's all - new 1961 Special — not only the light and powerful all - aluminum 215 cubic - inch V - 8 but the suspension as well, particularly the rear axle's four - link coil - spring setup.

This prototype featured a transverse - link front axle, torsion - bar rear suspension, and a fully - synchronized transmission.

When it's time to plant the 2512 - pound Abarth and turn it — the simple suspension of MacPherson struts in front and a beam axle with coil springs to the rear has been augmented with stabilizer bars and sophisticated dampers — the car makes a crossover dribble and heads for the hoop, intending to throw one down over the big fella.

Air suspension is standard and the Turbo S E-Hybrid also gets ceramic composite brakes, Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport), Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PVT Plus), 21 - inch alloy wheels from the 911 Turbo and a steering rear axle like the 918 Spyder's.

You can make an argument that the live axle needs to be replaced with an independent rear suspension, but that's more of an academic discussion, because the suspension tuning is great in the real world.

An innovative rear suspension configuration designed specifically for the 928, the Weissach Axle helps eliminate lift - off oversteer, which plagued contemporary 911s, in part by using an additional set of trailering arm pivots in a modified semi-trailing arm setup.

As a result, Lexus decided there was no need for adaptive dampers, instead utilising coil - over dampers attached to front double wishbone suspension and a multilink rear axle.

It looked like a standard car, but it packed a double - wishbone rear axle, inboard front suspension and had a bigger cabin.

With the $ 6,930 Sport package, alongside rear - axle steering, Sport Chrono, and a Sport exhaust, comes an adaptive air suspension with three chambers at each wheel.

Chassis Steering: Hydraulically assisted lock - to - lock: 3.3 turns turning circle: 45.5 ft Suspension, front: Control arms, coil springs Suspension, rear: Live axle, coil springs Brakes f / r: Vented discs / discs, ABS Tires: Goodyear Wrangler HP Tire size: 275 / 60SR -20

For the R / T Road & Track edition at $ 36,990, key additions include heavy - duty brakes and track suspension, 20 - inch cast aluminum wheels, a 3.07 rear - axle ratio, HID headlamps, the charming Performance Page readouts and recorders, and interior goodies such as leather - and - Alcantara performance seats.

The engine was a Volvo unit, a 100 - hp, 1.8 - liter four - cylinder; the suspension — control arms in front and a coil - sprung live axle at the rear — consisted of modified Volvo Amazon components; brakes were discs in the front and drums at the back.

According to Mercedes, the front rides on a new double - wishbone front suspension that's mounted higher up in the chassis, while an updated solid axle with four control arms on each side sits at rear.

The only upgrade in the way of performance is the Max Trailering package, which adds a two - speed active transfer case on four - wheel - drive models, the Z85 Premium Smooth Ride suspension package on LT models, a trailer brake controller, and a 3.42 rear axle ratio.