The old Model A car certainly didn’t have a smooth ride. In fact when it went down a dirt road there was no way to carry on an understandable conversation with anyone in it. All the jiggles and jounces could be completely unsettling. Vehicles have come so far over the years, from not being able to talk or hear anything in them to having a bunch of neat accessories and in some cases, a downright luxurious ride. Now days we can ride in comfort all due to an awesome suspension system that perhaps very few of us understand.

Being suspended on a bridge over a river is similar to how your car is suspended over the road. A vehicle suspension consists of shock absorbers, springs, and the linkages that connect the vehicle to the wheels suspending the vehicle occupants above the road. These interesting components of every vehicle aren’t actually essential to the operation of the vehicle, but they do make all the difference in how it feels to ride in it.

The suspension system is part of the vehicle’s chassis. The frame, steering and tires are the other main parts of the chassis. The suspension is the part that supports the weight of the vehicle as well as absorbing the road shocks while it helps sustain tire contact to the road. This is the suspension system at work making the ride of the car comfortable. It also helps the steering of the car to safely accelerate, brake and corner.

Just like other components of vehicles the suspension system needs checked out from time to time and it usually lets us know by becoming more difficult to handle or even a rougher ride. As vehicle owner’s we have to pay attention to changes in our vehicle’s handling and feel in order to know when there might be a problem that needs attended to. We can count on our friends at Good Works Auto Repair to check out our vehicle suspension and let us know if it’s in good working condition or maybe needs some maintenance. We don’t want our vehicle to let us down, so we need to be aware of the simple signs that we might need to visit the auto repair center for help. Keep the ride smooth out there, watch for the potholes.