7 upgrades to improve your car’s handling

Modifying cars can be pretty overwhelming. Handling mods are not easy and neither cheap but they should be on the top of your list when modifying a car. Not only do they make your car better for daily life, but they also improve your car's ability to handle more power eventually when you decide to go down that rabbit hole. 

We have combined a list of mods which improve your car’s handling and one should be able to find these mods for most of the car,s and especially multiple options for cars which are popular and sold in international markets as well. Here are 7 upgrades to do to improve your car’s handling. 

Springs and dampers are the easiest way to improve your car’s handling. Adding lowering springs is the easiest and also the most affordable way to do it. It reduces the centre of gravity of your vehicle and also stiffens the ride a little depending on what type of spring that you go for. While they are pretty affordable, one cannot adjust the height of the vehicle depending on their need and are limited to the amount of drop that the spring provides. 

Upgrading your dampers is a little more expensive but improves your ride quality and handling characteristics by quite a margin. 

Modifying cars can be pretty overwhelming. Handling mods are not easy and neither cheap but they should be on the top of your list when modifying a car. Not only do they make your car better for daily life, but they also improve your car's ability to handle more power eventually when you decide to go down that rabbit hole. 

We have combined a list of mods which improve your car’s handling and one should be able to find these mods for most of the cars, and especially multiple options for cars which are popular and sold in international markets as well. Here are 7 upgrades to do to improve your car’s handling. 

Sway bars are pretty underrated. Some cars come with sway bars as standard but you can obviously change them to more stiffer ones or adjustable ones to give you more room for adjustment. The sway bars basically connect one side of the suspension components to the other and reduce the body roll of the vehicle. This allows for more control at the limit. 

With adjustable sway bars, one can also the amount of understeer or oversteer you want and really dial up a vehicle in terms of what you like handling wise and to make the car more controllable. 

There is no replacement for good tyres. Tyres improve the characteristics of a car by quite a margin. They also help improve the braking of the vehicle. Handling depends a lot on what kind of a tyre you are running. 

This is obviously a complement to the suspension system you have. Sometimes you would be required to change the tyres alongside the suspension system. If you have too grippy of a tyre, having a softer suspension might cause a lot of body roll so it is a good idea to upgrade the tyres and suspension system in accordance to each other. 

Sway bars are pretty underrated. Some cars come with sway bars as standard but you can obviously change them to more stiffer ones or adjustable ones to give you more room for adjustment. The sway bars basically connect one side of the suspension components to the other and reduce the body roll of the vehicle. This allows for more control at the limit. 

With adjustable sway bars, one can also the amount of understeer or oversteer you want and really dial up a vehicle in terms of what you like handling wise and to make the car more controllable. 

Lighter-weight wheels might look like a tall ask when talking about improving handling but wheels count as unsprung mass which means that it is mass that is not supported by the suspension components. Lower unsprung mass means that the suspension components don’t have to work as hard and it allows for better handling and also better steering feel. 

Most cars come with rubber bushings which are great for on-road performance where you need refinement and compliance. Replacing the bushings with stiffer aftermarket bushings does help sharpen up the handling. Since there is a lot less give, they make the vehicle feel more responsive and connected to the road. 

An alignment can do a lot of things. While most people think that an alignment is for your vehicle to just track straight, there are other applications as well. A track-prepped alignment will set up your vehicle to be more agile in the corners. This includes adding camber and toe to your setup to get the desired result which improve handling while on the limit.

With inputs from Tauseef Zia