Suspension problems? Watch us spring in to action
Suspension systems are often thought of as doing nothing more than adding to the comfort of your journey. But they contribute an awful lot more. They also dramatically affect your car's handling and braking, not to mention reducing road noise and protecting the car's frame from damage and wear.
If you've started to notice changes in any of these, it might be worthwhile letting us have a look at your suspension. Our HiQ fitters will quickly check over your springs, shock absorbers and linkages that make up your system. And if anything needs replacing or rebalancing they can sort it. So you and your car can get back to a happy equilibrium again.
What we don't know about suspensions isn't worth knowing. What we do know is highly technical. But here's the jist
In general, there are two kinds of suspension systems (it doesn't matter if you don't know what kind your car has, we'll be able to work it out. And we have the know-how to handle both of them).
Dependent suspension
These normally have a simple beam that holds wheels parallel to each other and perpendicular to the axle. When the vertical position of one wheel changes positively, the vertical position of the opposite wheel changes negatively. And vice versa.
Independent suspension
This does exactly what it says on the tin. It allows all wheels to rise and fall on their own without affecting the others. Suspensions with things like anti-roll bars that link the wheels in some way still considered independent.
In addition to these there are other odd variants such as semi-dependent suspensions or interconnected suspensions.
