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Damping controls the travel speed and resistance of the vehicle's suspension. An undamped car will oscillate up and down. With proper damping levels, the car will settle back to a normal state in a minimal amount of time. Most damping in modern vehicles can be controlled by increasing or decreasing the resistance to fluid flow in the shock ...
Christie suspension as used in his 1931 patent: When the roadwheel (3) is pushed up by an obstacle, the arm (1) it is mounted on is pushed upwards, pivoting around the mounting point where it is attached to the hull. That movement compresses the spring (2), pushing the arm down again.
Undercarriage is the part of a moving vehicle that is underneath the main body of the vehicle. The term originally applied to this part of a horse-drawn carriage , and usage has since broadened to include:
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[1] It is defined as the angle between the ground and the line drawn between the front tire and the lowest-hanging part of the vehicle at the front overhang. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Departure angle is its counterpart at the rear of the vehicle – the maximum ramp angle from which the car can descend without damage.
“We were hanging on for dear life to the bars as they got us down, without knowing what was to come,” rider Alexis Cresong posted to Facebook.She said it appeared the carriage she was riding ...
The first time Vonciel Gray got behind the wheel of a car, Dwight Eisenhower was president. But despite a clean record with no accidents over the decades that followed, the 85-year-old knew three ...
A car ramp is a structure or device used to raise an automobile from the ground in order to access its undercarriage. [1] [2] An alternative method to using a jack or jack stands. Car ramps are simple to use and relatively inexpensive. Car ramps also offer safety for mechanics by providing vehicle stability during car maintenance and repairs. [3]