DRIVE-CONTROL
COMPONENTS
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Rear Suspension
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CONSTRUCTION
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A high-mounted upper arm and a combination of
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lower arm and trailing arm act like a double-wish-
bone configuration having a virtual kingpin axis.
This construction, like that of the front suspension,
provides the following features:
l Small offset between the virtual kingpin axis
and wheel center provides better directional sta-
bility.
l The high-mounted upper arm helps improve
the tire supporting rigidity and riding comfort.
l
Like a double-wishbone suspension, the
multi-
link suspension features small change in “cam-
ber to ground” at the time of a roll, which assures
better stability during cornering.
In addition, optimum arrangement of the individual
arms and proper selection of the individual bushings
for well balanced rigidity have provided the following
effects:
l
Changes in toe angle caused by the up and
down strokes of the suspension are properly
controlled for better stability during cornering.
l
Changes in toe angle caused by a lateral force
acting on the tire are properly controlled for
better stability during cornering.
l
Even under the effect of a rearward force on
the tire, the wheel alignment does not increase
the “toe-out” tendency. This helps retain the
straight-line motion of the vehicle.
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