Suspension: Description and Operation
Fig. 1 Front suspension (Typical):
These vehicles use a MacPherson-type front suspension with the vertical shock absorber struts attached to the upper fender reinforcement and the steering knuckle. The lower control arms are attached inboard to a crossmember and outboard to the steering knuckle through a ball joint to provide lower steering knuckle position. During steering maneuvers, the strut and steering knuckle rotate as an assembly.
The driveshafts are attached inboard to the transaxle output drive flanges and outboard to the driven wheel hub.