INDEPENDENT REAR WHEEL SUSPENSION HAVING A PIVOTABLE CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARMS

摘要

An independent rear wheel suspension for a motor vehicle having front wheel drive includes a telescopic strut rigidly mounted to a wheel support member and having its upper end pivotably mounted to the vehicle chassis. Two laterally extending control arms are pivotably connected at their outboard ends to the wheel support member and at their inboard ends to the vehicle chassis. The two control arms are longitudinally spaced apart and the wheel spindle is longitudinally positioned between the two arms. One arm has an integrally formed spring seat which seats a coil spring interposed between the arm and the vehicle chassis. The two control arms are connected together through a resilient bushing that is constructed to control the amount of wheel recession. In addition, the suspension can be constructed to control the toe angle of the rear wheel during jounce or recession of the rear wheel.