Handling package
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A handling
package is a set of functional enhancements to the suspension
of a vehicle, sold and priced as a unit.
This package may contain one or more of the following enhancements, some of which are detrimental to ride comfort and quietness.
Car handling
Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way wheeled vehicles perform transverse to their direction of motion, particularly during cornering and swerving. It also includes their stability when moving at rest. Handling and braking are the major components of a vehicle's...
package is a set of functional enhancements to the suspension
Suspension (vehicle)
Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose — contributing to the car's roadholding/handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupants...
of a vehicle, sold and priced as a unit.
This package may contain one or more of the following enhancements, some of which are detrimental to ride comfort and quietness.
- Harder suspension bushings
- Enhanced shock absorberShock absorberA shock absorber is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp shock impulse, and dissipate kinetic energy. It is a type of dashpot.-Nomenclature:...
s, which will usually have stiffer valving which may be locally or remotely adjustable - Stiffer front anti-roll bar
- Rear anti-roll bar
- Special wheels and tires, typically with lightweight wheels of increased diameter and low profile tires offering greater resistance to side forces - such are usually less durable than standard tire/wheel combinations, being subject to both tire and wheel damage by rough pavement ("potholes").