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Automobile Suspension Design 101 (Part IV): MacPherson Strut Suspension

Now let’s take a look at the third type of automobile suspension: the MacPherson type system. For simplicity, you can consider the MacPherson suspension to be the double wishbone suspension with the upper A-arm replaced by a vertical strut, whose upper end is rigidly fixed to the car body’s strut tower.

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In the following chart, the one highlighted as “Original” is the most original MacPherson suspension. Of course there are multiple variations...

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