Off Panhard bar

[Gary Derian]

There was a general discussion of rear suspension design.  My point was that
a 4 link, where two of the links are angled to provide lateral location will
bind up when the car leans in a corner.  One angled link will pull forward,
the other will push rearward.  The amount is small but it is there.  With
rubber bushings, it works OK.  This type of 4 link is popular on many US
cars, notably GM intermediate and full size and Ford Fox chassis Mustangs
and their siblings.

Gary Derian <gderian at oh.verio.com>

>Why do they need to have rubber joints?  I've seen many a 4 wheeler
>with 4-link suspensions and don't have rubber anywhere.
>
>> >A four link rear suspension, where [two of] the links are [at]
>angles to
>> provide lateral
>> >location can only work if the links have rubber joints. Also the
>links have
>> >to locate the axle as well as control the torque.
>
>I missed the start of this thread, but now i am interested!  What was
>the original post?  What is the vehicle?
>
>Andy