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Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
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Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology

by M.J. Nunney
March 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
514 pages
33h 25m
English
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SUSPENSION SYSTEMS 357
(Plan views)
K03I
Pure swing axle
(obsolete)
Diagonal swing axle
(obsolescent)
Pure trailing arm
(current)
Semi-trailing arm
(current)
Figure 22.9 Identification of IRS systems by defining their pivot axes
(End views)
Unequal transverse links
(rare)
(f)
Transverse link and strut
(modern)
the wheels has the disadvantage of reducing their cor-
nering power. In the case of rear-wheel-driven cars, a
departure is usually made from the pure system to one
where the pivot axis of each arm is moderately angled
in plan view and known as the semi-trailing arm (Figure
22.9d).
The purpose of this modified geometry is to
maintain th ...
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ISBN: 9781483105062