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https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-1-4020-8676-2_3.pdf

Pushrod Suspension

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwYybcpBeZI

http://www.swartzgarage.com/blog/2020/2/28/pushrod-suspension

  • Typically found in formula cars and other racecars

  • Components are kept internal, which improves the aerodynamics for open wheeled cars

  • (research still in progress)

Double wishbone

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  • Description

    • Shock absorbers and coil springs connect upper and lower control arms, with the steering knuckle and hub carrier on the lower control arm and the upper control arm attached to the frame

    • Shock absorber has no structural functions

    • Designed for frame-on-body vehicles

    • Used mostly on the front axle

  • Pros

    • More rigid than MacPherson strut suspension

    • Optimal design of elasto-kinematic parameters; particularly for camber recovery

    • Shock absorbers have no structural function; comfort can be improved because of hysterisis reduction

    • Possibility of lowering the hood profile

  • Cons

    • Heavier, greater unsprung weight

    • More complicated, more linkages, bushings, connectors and rubber parts

    • More expensive because of increased number of parts

    • Takes up more space

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