The suspension system of a road-going vehicle ... is a much superior combination that MacPherson struts and a torsion-beam rear axle. Still, you can blame Mazda to your heart's content for ...

While the torsion beam or “twist beam” isn’t as compromised as a solid axle, neither is it a truly independent suspension. Stiffer bushings can compensate for the torsion beam’s inherent ...

Most older pickup trucks came with either a solid front axle or a double ... check out its front suspension. It could be a Twin I-Beam, a Twin Traction Beam, or even a torsion bar setup—three ...

While independent front suspension ... allowed the axle to move up and down, and the flexibility of the I-beam allowed it to twist slightly when necessary to accommodate strange torsion loads ...

We’re closer than ever to that day. Touting a multilink rear suspension in place of its predecessor’s torsion-beam axle, a nicer interior, and a more muscular appearance that belies an ...

See All 3 Photos Some IFS rigs utilize torsion bars ... than a solid-axle suspension. Because the left and right wheels are not directly connected via a solid beam, there will be less head ...

In 1960 Chevy and GMC pickups dropped the straight axle in favor of IFS (independent front suspension) sprung with torsion bars ... IFS in the form of twin I-beam. The drawback with early twin ...

Mazda caused a stir when it swapped out the multi-link rear suspension on the third-gen Mazda3 for a torsion-beam axle on the current fourth-generation model, which debuted in 2019. Alongside the ...

Sonet has McPherson Strut with Coil Spring suspension at the front and Coupled Torsion Beam Axle (CTBA) with Coil Spring suspension in the rear which works pretty well over broken roads and can ...