steering wheel adjustment MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1990 Service Manual

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REAR SUSPENSION -Double Wishbone Suspension17-13
Member supponbushingI
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Upper arm
Link diagram of ordinarydouble wishbone suspension system
5. The suspension crossmember is mounted with the mem-
ber support bushing on the body. The input from the wheel
is first damped by the trailing arm and the bushings of the
lateral arms. It is then further damped by the member
support bushing. This dual anti-vibration construction
provides low vibration and low noise.
In addition, mounting of the differential carrier on this
crossmember decreases the natural frequency of the
crossmember, further damping vibrations.
The lower natural frequency of the crossmember allows
harder adjustment of the support bushing so that the
tendency toward oversteering of the suspension due to
side force, occurring during cornering can be reduced. This,
combined with understeering tendency by middle joint
.displacement described in (3) above, results in totally slight
understeering tendency.
Why this new rear suspension system is classified as a double
wishbone suspension
The new rear suspension is represented below by the diagram
as an aid to understanding its construction.
F-7-,12AOO33!A/ \
12AOO37Point A can rotate about rotary axis B-C and point
Dcan rotate about rotary axis E-C. The triangles ABC
and DEC can rotate like wishbone suspension
arms.When this is compared to an ordinary double
wishbone type suspension, it may be regarded asone with forward points
C, and C2 of the upper and
lower arms located at the same point. Thus, this
new rear suspension system is considered as a
double wishbone suspension system.