{"id":17811,"date":"2015-08-27T09:48:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T16:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=17811"},"modified":"2016-11-30T11:52:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T19:52:06","slug":"suspensions-101-diagnosing-the-two-basic-types-of-front-suspensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/suspensions-101-diagnosing-the-two-basic-types-of-front-suspensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspensions 101: Diagnosing the Two Basic Types of Front Suspensions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We take a look at how to diagnose and fix steering system problems.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Your strip burner has one of two basic types of front suspensions holding it to the road. \u00a0Most cars produced before the mid-to-late seventies were equipped with what we call a parallelogram type suspension, while most passenger cars produced since then have had rack and pinion suspensions. \u00a0The easiest way to describe the differences between the two is to describe the mechanism that actually pushes the wheels left and right as you steer. \u00a0Parallelogram suspension uses a steering rack to steer.<\/p>\n

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A typical steering gear box.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Basic Parts of a Parallelogram Suspension<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other than the steering column, which both suspension types share, there are two “sections” of a parallelogram steering suspension: the worm gear\/steering gear box and the parallelogram assembly. \u00a0The steering parallelogram assembly consists of:<\/p>\n