How can I improve my suspension performance?

How can I improve my suspension performance?

How to Boost Your Vehicle’s Suspension

1. Performance Coil-Overs. A new set of performance coil-overs will help you avoid a bumpy ride.
2. Strut Bearings. These are at times called tower bearings.
3. Air Springs. These have for a long time been used for heavy-duty suspension systems.
4. Bigger Tires and Wheels.

What is the best suspension for racing?

The Best Suspension

1. Superlift Lift Kit. If you want to get your truck lifted and lifted right, the Superlift Lift Kit is always the way to go.
2. KYB GR-2 Shocks.
3. TEIN S.
4. Hellwig Anti Sway Bar.
5. Eibach Pro Kit.
6. SuperSprings SumoSprings Kit.
7. Timbren Suspension Enhancement System.
8. KW Suspension Coilover Shocks.

Does bad suspension affect performance?

A worn out suspension affects your ability to control the car, especially when stopping or turning, and can affect performance at different speeds. Pay attention to how your car handles, sounds it makes, and have problems checked immediately as they come up.

Can I upgrade my suspension?

While the upgrades to your springs and shocks can do plenty to improve the overall performance of your suspension system, you can gain additional benefits by using bigger wheels. In fact, the upgrades can give your truck the needed clearance for a larger size of wheels.

Does suspension make your car faster?

Because lowering means getting stiffer springs, there is less weight transfer when you hit the gas or brake hard. This means you’ll enjoy faster acceleration and quicker stops. Lowered vehicles are more aerodynamic. There’s less air hitting the wheels and tires (that are not streamlined shapes).

What can I do to improve my suspension system?

A finely tuned suspension system can help you get there. Let’s a take a look at each component in the system and what you can do to improve its performance. You may recall that in Part One we discussed spring rate. This is the amount of “give” or “stiffness” a spring has, measured in pounds per inch.

How long does it take to tune a car’s suspension?

Remember, well-trained engineers sometimes spend years tuning a car’s suspension, balancing spring rate against shock stiffness. You can mess it up with one quick mod.

What does upgrade mean on a suspension system?

Any time you veer away from OEM equipment you are taking a gamble, and as a general rule, the industry translates ‘improvement’ and ‘upgrade’ as stiffer, less pliable shocks.

Is it easier to screw up your suspension than make it better?

Another proviso: proceed with caution. As our Managing Editor likes to say, “It’s much easier to screw up your suspension than make it better.” Remember, well-trained engineers sometimes spend years tuning a car’s suspension, balancing spring rate against shock stiffness. You can mess it up with one quick mod.