The CoverGirl Car Insurance Services guide to car suspension

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As well as offering you fantastic cheap car insurance in the UK we also provide you with lots of information about motoring, car insurance, car safety, maintenance and more. So read on to learn about your car's suspension and how you can tell if it needs attention.

Your car's suspension
Your car's suspension is vital to maintaining control of your car. Its job is to maximise the friction between the tyres and the road, to provide steering stability and good handling ensuring the comfort of the passengers. Suspension provides a variety of solutions to counteract the effects of variations in the road surface and the degree to which the tyres maintain contact with the road under varying directional changes, such as going round a bend.

The suspension absorbs energy from road bumps without causing fluctuations or movements in the vehicle. It also minimises the transfer of weight from side to side and front to back as this transfer of weight reduces the tyres grip on the road. In addition suspension alters the weight of the car during cornering, from the high side of the vehicle to the low side.

If your suspension is damaged or impaired in any way you may be able to tell from the level of comfort you and your passengers are experiencing. If you are finding that you are getting a bumpy ride then your shock absorbers, one component of the suspension, may be damaged. Worn shock absorbers are the most common problem that you're likely to experience.

To find out if your shock absorbers are damaged push down on each corner of the car and then release. If the car settles back into position then the shock absorbers are working. If the car bounces then the absorber on that corner of the car needs replacing.

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