SCORE Journal

NEXT-LEVEL OFF-ROAD RACING SUSPENSIONS

Modern off-road racing suspension systems are a combination of decades of trial and error, mechanical science, modern design, lightweight materials, racing experience, best guesses, and a thirst for performance. It sounds absurdly complicated, but race vehicle builders utilize all these things to come up with off-road racing suspension systems that can have as much as 36 inches of wheel travel, while keeping the vehicle level and smooth under the most extreme high-speed conditions.