Steering and Suspension Components.

[Armored_Saint]

I stumbled upon these 2 pictures on vehicle steering and suspension recently and remembered that some folks here may not know the name for some, or all of the components. Hope this helps!

 

 

Front and Rear Steering/Suspensions

Edited February 27, 2004 by Armored_Saint

[Pauly75ts]

Hi! there, Armored_Saint.

 

Here's a picture of my car's rear suspension, infamous De-dion transaxle.

 

Rgds

 

Paul Yong

[Mondeost220]

hw come infamous??

[Wrxblue]

becoz nowadays vehicle manufacturers dont use such design anymore....

furthermore its a rear wheel driven vehicle...so its lagi rear!!!!

[Wrxblue]

becoz nowadays vehicle manufacturers dont use such design anymore....

furthermore its a rear wheel driven vehicle...so its lagi rear!!!!

[Wrxblue]

thanks for the pics, something to add only....

 

your first pic layout is called the Macpherson strut design suspension layout. it does not have a driveshaft in the pic becoz of it should be a rear-driven setup. For FWD cars there should an additional of a drive shaft and gear box in this layout...

 

and the second pic is showing a rear wheel driven setup with a final drive transfer box.

Edited March 6, 2004 by Wrxblue

[Pauly75ts]

"hw come"

 

Hi! there, MondeoST220,

 

It's a 1890s frog-designed suspension by Bouton De-dion, maker of De-dion cars & engines.

 

Used by the Alfa Romeo racing team to win the first few World championship (present F1 races), on the Alfetta Tipo 158/159, which till today is still the winningest car in world championship, with 33 race victories, of which 26 in a row, from 1946-1951. To think that horseface is paid so much just to try to win.

 

It's also on the last Alfetta-design cars made by Alfa Romeo which effectively made them bankrupt, and taken over by Fiat, as the cars were sold at below manufacturer's cost. It's possibly the most expensive suspension system used in production cars, as only super grade cars uses them currently, e.g. Aston Martin Vantage, Lotus7 Superlight, etc....

 

So, my car is one of the last rear-wheel drive Alfa Romeo, together with the ES30 Alfa SZ, which btw, is the best handling limited production car in the world, the nearest rival from Ferrari don't even come close.

 

Here's the link to an Alfa SZ site:

 

http://home.wxs.nl/~evdbeek/monster.html

 

Below is the World Championship winner, Alfetta Tipo 158/159.

 

Rgds

 

Paul Yong

[Pauly75ts]

"manufacturers dont use such design anymore...."

 

Hi! there, WRXBlue,

 

They'll do it if someone's willing to pay.

 

Rgds

 

Paul Yong

[Mondeost220]

icic..so urs is a RWD...hmmm den there's another question..doesnt this make the newer alfas which are FWD not so "alfa"?

 

so when u doing some driftings or donuts wif ur rwd alfa

[Pauly75ts]

"which are FWD not so "alfa"?"

 

Hi! there, MondeoST220,

 

Classic Alfa owners around the world calls it "AlFiat".

 

Drifting & donuts puts too much a strain on the differential, as it has an LSD.

 

Rgds

 

Paul Yong

[King]

what alfiat alfiat

[Cool_jazz]

Yeah man what Alfiat Alfiat... Wait all of roti Prata you then you know

[Mondeost220]

din expect it to have an LSD

[Wrxblue]

haahaa

wonder who is the that someone????

[Pauly75ts]

Allfiiaaat, AllFAAT, ALfiaaaat!!!!!!!!

[Pauly75ts]

"roti Prata you then you know"

 

First must catch me, but I janji hor, cross the causeway then say.

[Pauly75ts]

"din expect it"

 

Only the AR75ts & 3.0L V6, have it as standard. Did I mention it's got alum Brembo calipers??

[Pauly75ts]

"wonder who"

 

Maybe Uncle Foo, if he can smuggle a Lotus7 Superlite.