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STEERINGANDSUSPENSION
Steering & Suspension
components remain a
constant for the aftermarket
Dayco is always keen to support the
industry with the original equipment
(OE) products and information it
needs to benefit from the opportunities
that the developing market provides.
Although independent workshops
need to be ready and react to a growing
demand for EV specific replacement parts,
regardless of the final outcome from an
engine perspective, steering & suspension
components are one of the few product
groups that are not threatened by the
growth in the sales of hybrid and electric
vehicles because, stating the obvious,
whatever the powertrain and irrespective
of whether they are driven by an occupant
or autonomously, vehicles will still need to
absorb bumps and imperfections in the
road and steer around corners. This means
that demand for replacement components
will be one of the few constants for the long
term.
In common with many other parts, the
requirement for replacement steering
& suspension components occurs
automatically due to wear generated by
using the vehicle, but is also exaggerated by
its age, which is another factor moving in
the favour of the independent sector, as the
average age of a car is now around 10 years
old, a figure it hasn’t been at for many years.
However, what distinguishes this product
group is that the demand is further
stimulated by the generally poor state of
the roads, as it’s these parts that must
isolate the vehicle’s occupants from the
consequences of driving through potholes,
over speed humps and up aggressive curb
stones, and they often suffer as a result.
Motor factors and the independent
workshops they supply have no shortage
of options when it comes to replacement
steering & suspension components, as the
market is awash with them, but recognising
the importance of fitting parts that are
of OE quality, for what is a fundamentally
safety critical component, should be their
priority.
As Dayco is an OE supply partner to
many of the world’s VMs, our steering &
suspension components are equivalent in
appearance, material composition, weight
and construction, and possess the same
handling and performance characteristics
as the OE part, which ensures the safety
and security of the vehicle’s occupants.
Additional benefits of the 3,300 strong
Despite the growing trend for electric powertrains,
steering & suspension components remain a
constant for the aftermarket, reminds Dayco
Dayco steering & suspension range, which
encompasses axle joints, tie rod ends/
assemblies and steering boots, as well as
track control arms, ball joints, stabiliser
links and bushes, include a premium quality
protective coating for maximum anticorrosion
resistance, a two-year unlimited
mileage warranty and the convenience that
all the necessary auxiliary items, such as
fastenings and clips, that are required for
their fitment, come within the Dayco kit.
It has long been a Dayco priority to raise
awareness of best practice methods when
replacing components, so we’re keen
to remind workshops that after the new
steering & suspension parts have been
fitted, but before the vehicle is passed back
to the owner, it’s important that a wheel
alignment and tracking check is carried
out, as the vehicle’s steering geometry,
handling characteristics, as well as the
correct functioning of its ADAS systems,
rely on these being set to the VM’s specific
tolerances.
For vehicles being repaired following a
collision, Dayco also allows factors to offer
bodyshops complete kits that include the
replacement components for both sides of
the vehicle to ensure that it is returned to
its best possible, pre-accident condition.
For more information regarding the OEM
quality power transmission products in the
Dayco range, please email: info.uk@dayco.
com or visit: www.dayco.com
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