6.1.3.b Double-link and multi-link suspension
Suspensions are also classified by the number and location of the levers. Thus, if there are two levers in the design, then the suspension is called double wishbone. In case if there are more than two levers, then the suspension is called multi-link. In case if two levers, for example, are located across the longitudinal axis of the car, then its name will appear with the addition - "with transverse levers". However, there are a lot of designs, because the levers can be located along the longitudinal axis of the car, then in the characteristics they will write: "with a longitudinal arrangement of levers". And if not so and not that way, but at a certain angle to the axis of the car, then one says that the suspension is with "oblique levers".
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It is impossible to say which of the suspensions is better or worse. It all depends on the purpose of the car. In case if it is a truck or the most brutal SUV, then dependent suspension will be irreplaceable for simplicity, rigidity and reliability of the structure. In case if it is a passenger car, the main qualities of which are comfort and handling, then there is nothing better than individually suspended wheels.
Figure 6.4 Example of spring suspension on two transverse levers.
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