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Collision-Related Alignments: It’s All in the Angles Fresno CA

When a vehicle is involved in an accident, extreme forces are placed upon the design characteristics of the structure, as well as all related and attached system components. This energy management of the collision forces is what began the need for technical training and the formation of I-CAR.

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Collision-Related Alignments: It’s All in the Angles

src="http://www.tirereview.com/elements/100656.gif" width="180" height="131" alt="" border="0" align="baseline" /> When a vehicle is involved in an accident, extreme forces are placed upon the design characteristics of the structure, as well as all related and attached system components. This energy management of the collision forces is what began the need for technical training and the formation of I-CAR. And the importance of this training over the years has set the U.S. collision industry apart from most other countries in the world.

Since frontal collisions are the most common and since a high percentage of today's front suspensions are struts , it makes sense for us to concentrate on strut systems.

Repair or Replace?
Since suspension systems must be able to absorb road shock and handle the forces of braking, acceleration and turning, the question is often whether parts of this system should be repaired or replaced.

In other countries, it's common to repair some of the parts. Two factors have made this acceptable: the availability of the part, and the lack of liability and concern regarding safety.

You see, many suspension parts can be produced in a casting process rather than a stamping (forging) process. The casting process is normally used for spindles, tie rod ends and steering knuckles. But it's not just cast suspension parts that shouldn't be repaired. Other suspension parts that aren't cast also aren't candidates for repair.

What you need to recognize here is the stress that...

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