In a Mopar front suspension, the lower control arms are like heavy equipment on a job site. They transfer all the torsion bar's force and actually hold the car up, while the strut rods handle the fore ...

In the overall scheme of things, control-arm bushings may seem like a relatively unimportant part of a vintage Chevy musclecar. In reality, these simple rubber pieces serve two critical purposes.

A bushing permits movement between two parts without allowing them to contact each other by filling in the gap between them. When suspension bushings are worn, they don’t adequately fill the gap ...

Control arms allow a car to corner appropriately, absorb bumps, and make turning and braking more precise. If a control arm is damaged or worn out, it can cause various problems, such as wheel ...

The debate over long-arm versus short-arm suspension is a seemingly never-ending bench race that centers on the pros and cons of suspension control arm lengths. While modern link suspension systems ...

General Motors Co. said Tuesday that it is recalling 4,789 2016 full-size trucks in the U.S. because a front upper control arm can separate from the vehicle. The Detroit automaker is not aware of any ...