Question about suspension linking.

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NOS_ATX
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Question about suspension linking.

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Image(http://d.pr/PQii)
This is a rear suspension system of a F1 car
In red circles we may find that the arms are linked to the body by ball joints.
Image(http://d.pr/bVmL)
Why the Teams use ball joints instead of normal cylinder joints?

Also in this picture, I can't explain how the arm rotate because there is no any joint between the arm and body.
Image(http://d.pr/a4rZ)
Anyone can help me? Thanks! :?:
Last edited by mx_tifoso on 05 Feb 2012, 20:00, edited 1 time in total.
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Caito
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Joined: 16 Jun 2009, 05:30
Location: Switzerland

Re: Question about suspension linking.

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The "cylinder joints" you're referring to I think are rubber bushings.

Rubber bushings have too much compliance for an F1 car so they use spherical bearings.

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These allow for a spherical movement without compliance.


The ones in the last pictures are flexures bearings. They work by bending a load element(wikipedia).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexure_bearing


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