A vehicle frame, also historically known as its chassis, is the main supporting structure of a motor vehicle to which all other components are attached...
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Body-on-frame is a traditional motor vehicle construction method whereby a separate body or coach is mounted on a strong and relatively rigid vehicle frame or...
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A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive...
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X-Frame may also refer to: X-cross (BDSM), a restraint device A type of vehicle frame a Smith & Wesson revolver frame size Frame (disambiguation) XFrames...
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Locomotive frame, a structure that forms the backbone of a railway locomotive Vehicle frame, to which everything on an automobile is mounted Frame (loudspeaker)...
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Chassis (category Vehicle technology)
construction and function. An example of a chassis is a vehicle frame, the underpart of a motor vehicle, on which the body is mounted; if the running gear...
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Monocoque (redirect from Body Frame Integral)
construction, unitary body–chassis or body–frame integral construction), in which the body of the vehicle, its floor pan, and chassis form a single structure...
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Platform chassis (section WWII military vehicles)
of vehicle frame / automobile chassis, constructed as a flat plate or platform, sometimes integrating a backbone or frame-structure with a vehicle's floor-pan...
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loaded (gross vehicle weight). The vehicle frame is 10 feet (3.0 m) long with a wheelbase of 7.5 feet (2.3 m). The height of the vehicles is 3.6 feet (1...
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Tow truck (redirect from Towing the vehicle)
immobile vehicle; in the US, they are used to carry badly damaged cars from crashes. Lift flatbed: a boom uses a wheel-lift frame to lift the vehicle vertically...
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Active suspension (section Production vehicles)
to control the vertical movement of the vehicle's wheels and axles relative to the chassis or vehicle frame, rather than the conventional passive suspension...
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Roll cage (category Vehicle safety technologies)
and constructed frame built in (or sometimes around, in which case it is known as an exo cage) the passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants...
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Speed wobble (section In two-wheeled vehicles)
wheel rotates, it will exert a cyclic load to the vehicle frame, which if matched with the system's (vehicle and attached accessories) resonant frequency,...
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aircraft — similar to that of a vehicle frame — with the possibility of adding different aircraft kits to the frame, such as an Off-Board Sensing Station...
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angles, forming a truss. A-frame house A-frame hydroponics system A-frame contour measuring spirit level A frame camping tent A-frame complex, a motif in chemistry...
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Toyota Sequoia (category Toyota vehicles)
emissions V8 engine made the Sequoia a certified Ultra Low Emission Vehicle. Frame assemblies and driveshafts are produced by Dana Holding Corporation...
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of the center link on the passenger's side of the vehicle. The idler arm bolts to the vehicle's frame or subframe. Generally, an idler arm is attached...
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temperature working material into a die. To hydroform aluminium into a vehicle's frame rail, a hollow tube of aluminium is placed inside a negative mold that...
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the glass with the vehicle frame. US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 212/208 ensures reliability of adhesives used in US vehicles. For a bonded glass...
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Axle (category Vehicle parts)
wheels on opposite sides of a vehicle, regardless of their mechanical connection to each other and to the vehicle frame or body. Thus, transverse pairs...
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CAN bus (section Frame Types)
A controller area network bus (CAN bus) is a vehicle bus standard designed to enable efficient communication primarily between electronic control units...
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welded or bolted (directly, L brackets and/or U brackets) on to the vehicle's frame, and their function is to protect the door sills and door bottoms from...
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Citroën Traction Avant (category Citroën vehicles)
lower profile and stance – made possible by the absence of a separate vehicle frame or chassis under the car's mostly unitary body – sharply distinguishing...
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SUV (redirect from Sport Utility Vehicle)
truck frame" "large vehicle that is designed to be used on rough surfaces but that is often used on city roads or highways" "passenger vehicle similar...
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Bogie (redirect from Diamond frame bogie)
comprises two or more wheelsets (two wheels on an axle), in a frame, attached under a vehicle by a pivot. Bogies take various forms in various modes of transport...
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Wheelbase (category Vehicle technology)
between the centers of the wheels. On vehicles where the wheelsets (axles) are mounted inside the vehicle frame (mostly in steam locomotives), the wheelbase...
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upper steering pivot. It is widely used in the front suspension of modern vehicles. The name comes from American automotive engineer Earle S. MacPherson,...
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duty truck cutaway with a bus body attached. (A cutaway is where a vehicle frame is fitted with only a cab, motor, transmission, and tires. A secondary...
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They lift the vehicle by two arms that contact the vehicle's designated lifting points, typically located along the vehicle's frame rails. Two-post...
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whose axles at the top of the wheel are parallel to the diagonal of the vehicle frame (and hence perpendicular to the diagonal when at where the bottom of...
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