DORMAN STEERING & SUSPENSION
Your single source for all steering and suspension components
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Dorman offers the most comprehensive catalog of steering and suspension and patented chassis repair innovations in the aftermarket.
Our three product lines cover the entire spectrum of chassis needs for every type of vehicle, driver and fleet.
Premium construction and comprehensive coverage
The flagship of our three-tier steering and suspension product lines might just be the only line you ever need. The components in the Dorman chassis line are designed, engineered and manufactured to match or exceed the specifications and performance of the original equipment. They never stray from OE joint style construction as competitive products do.
The Dorman line offers our broadest and deepest range of products, covering the most popular cars and trucks on the road. That means technicians can count on seamless, predictable repairs that ensure the same smooth ride and steering feel that customers expect.
These components and assemblies boast low-friction polymer bearings. This innovative construction prevents memory steer and avoids placing undue stress on electric steering racks, while providing the strength and reliability required for heavier weight steering joints, like those on hybrid vehicles.
Our bearing surfaces aren’t like the short-lived plastics of old; they’re rigorously tested, road-proven and formulated to our strict specifications. And because our research and development process continues long after a vehicle leaves the assembly line, the performance of Dorman bearing formulations often exceeds OE standards.
These surfaces offer maintenance-free reliability and durability that’s ideal for the vast majority of motorists and guarantee a quiet, factory-new steering and suspension feel that no metal-on-metal chassis assembly can match.
Many modern vehicles have recommended synthetic engine oil change intervals far beyond the long-held standard of 3,000 miles and go a long time before seeing the inside of a service bay. But delaying the regular lubrication that competitors’ metal-on-metal bearing surfaces demand for safe operation can cause costly damage and repairs to assemblies and components. Dorman bearing surfaces are self-lubricating, virtually eliminating that concern.
Extended Life technology
Many Dorman steering and suspension products also include unique Extended Life technology enhancements that increase service life and improve upon the OEM designs by increasing durability, corrosion resistance and ease of installation.
Learn why this might just be the only line you need for the vast majority of customers. Choose Dorman for all of these reasons and more:
- Premium products covering a wide range of cars and trucks in North America
- Designed, engineered and manufactured to match original equipment performance
- Backed by Dorman’s 100+ years of automotive aftermarket experience
- Ensures the same factory-smooth ride and steering feel that customers expect
- Low-friction bearings provide extended life and consistent OE-feel performance
- Single-source coverage and availability from a recognized brand
Dorman Advantages
Optimize, don’t compromise
This specialized line is aimed at commercial fleet managers, contractors, emergency response teams, road warriors and other users who routinely drive heavy and often hard miles every year. They need their trucks, SUVs, and cars ready to roll at any time all the time. Dorman engineers responded with a full roster of parts specifically built to help extend the life of those severe-service vehicles and protect their owners’ investments.
With regular maintenance, RD steering and suspension parts are designed and manufactured to outperform and outlast anything else anything else in the automotive aftermarket. Period.
With more components and assemblies offering more than 380 million repair opportunities, RD products boast proven innovations and features professional technicians and fleets demand, including:
- Special designs for severe service and engineered for commercial, fleet and heavy-duty applications
- Patented grease-relief boot with molded-in standoffs to help ensure proper lubrication and eliminate rupturing regardless of suspension articulation; relief ports vent excess grease and air when boot is serviced
- Self-healing WeatherShield™ coating on joints
- Technician-friendly exclusives for predictable installation and service
- Vehicle platform-specific products that extend service life and ensure proper suspension and steering feel
- Induction-hardened, oversized ball studs, critical to performance in high-load scenarios
- Serviceable, metal-on-metal joints for severe duty and long life with proper maintenance
Rugged chassis solutions for severe-duty vehicles
Have a vehicle or fleet that hauls or tows heavy loads, plows snow, or routinely drives the road less traveled—if there’s even a road at all? When reliability is everything, don’t settle for just anything. Choose RD - Rugged Duty.
RD™ Advantages
Proven performance, unbeatable value.
For light-duty vehicles, our MAS line of steering and suspension components offers a great value. Covering the majority of the vehicles on the road, value is a common thread running through this line. Availability and affordability make the MAS product attractive to end users and installers alike.
Features include:
- Broad coverage of more than 95% of light duty vehicles on the road today
- Engineered for reliable performance at an affordable price
- Perfect for older cars and trucks being reconditioned for sale
- Tested to quality and safety standards
- Backed by Dorman’s 100+ years of automotive aftermarket experience