In this article we are going to check out a issue that may prove to be unsafe. If you notice any handling or grip problems on your Chevrolet Sonic , it is necessary that you drive cautiously and take care of it quickly. Our team has created this article content to help you fix them. First, we’ll quickly look at the essential elements that ensure effective road handling, then we’ll look at why your Chevrolet Sonic doesn’t hold the road any more, and finally we’ll look at how to fix your grip problems.

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What are the main components that ensure good road holding and handling on a Chevrolet Sonic?

We begin this article by quickly describing the most important elements that will guarantee good road holding for your Chevrolet Sonic. It’s necessary to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will consequently rely upon many elements, we will describe down below the most important ones that can be influenced:

  • Shock absorbers: The most important elements of your road handling, they perpetually guarantee the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will guarantee the grip of your Chevrolet Sonic on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get broken, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature affects their wear. Their size will as well play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be important.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and consequently lose handling, that’s why low profile sports vehicles grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment allows you to control the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is consequently important for the grip of your car and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very precise and must be carried out by specialists.

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There are many other elements to take into account such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Chevrolet Sonic having problems with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now move on to the component that concerns you the most, why my Chevrolet Sonic has handling problems? As we explained above, there are a lot of components to take into account for your car to have a good grip, however there are few that can evolve with time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the car, we will find out right away those that can affect your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we outlined above, the rubber of the tyres has a fundamental role in the good road holding of your car, if your tyres are dead, you might have problems of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your car will no longer be able to absorb the irregularities of the road effectively and it will tend to “float”, which will result in a bad distribution of the masses on the car and shift the centre of gravity of the car. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced due to a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip problems.
  • A steering issue: Last but not least, the last important component for good road handling is that all the components of your steering must be in good state. The most classic case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The outcome will be a delay in your changes of way.

How do you fix the handling problems?

We now move on to the different solutions to correct your road holding problems on your Chevrolet Sonic .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be simpler, just change your tyres, remember to verify them cautiously and change them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally necessary to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Chevrolet Sonic, please have a look at our article on this subject. The price can vary a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your mechanic to have it corrected, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have problems with the handling on Chevrolet Sonic due to your steering, there may be some components concerned, in this case you will have to make a whole check-up of these components, the best is to call a professional.

If you have any further questions about the Chevrolet Sonic, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Sonic category.