Sometimes a tool designer must calculate the size and dimensions for a spline bush (ring) with external gear teeth if he sees large external forces (F), torsional moment (M), and bending moments (M1, ...

One thing that we should probably clear up right off the bat is that an antiroll bar—more popularly known as a sway bar—is not the final word in handling, nor is it the most important component; ...

Stabilizer bars are an integral and important part of a vehicle's suspension system. They can make or break a smooth, controllable ride, especially while cornering. Sometimes they are referred to as ...

So what are torsion bars? Basically they're straight steel bars that work like coil springs but twist for damping rather than compressing as coils do. The bars can be found in the front suspensions of ...

I recently wrote a piece discussing some of the basic differences between coil springs and leaf springs. But while putting the piece together, I ran into an interesting problem. Despite coil springs ...