Metaldyne's expertise and manufacturing ability come together to create and deliver control arm designs with integrally machined ball joints in either aluminum or cast iron to meet tight packaging requirements dictated by peak suspension performance specifications.


A History of Performance
Control arms are vital to a vehicle's suspension design, ride and handling. They support the weight of the vehicle and integrate its suspension geometry by positioning the wheel throughout the steering arc. Metaldyne's upfront design ability leads to long-term benefits. Specifically:

• Mass optimized designs - deliver reduced unsprung mass for a lighter feel and crisp handling
• Flexible designs - provide the ability to accommodate cartridge ball joints and the ultimate in flexibility for ball-joint sizing
• Integral designs - lead to ease of packaging
• Engineering support of design and testing - produce short lead times to market, low vehicle interior noise and improved overall NVH performance