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An automobile wheel suspension system which maintains the substantially vertical orientation of the wheel supporting strut during cornering of the vehicle or when a road hazard is encountered. The wheel suspension system utilizes a ball joint to connect the top of the vertically extending wheel stru

An automobile wheel suspension system which maintains the substantially vertical orientation of the wheel supporting strut during cornering of the vehicle or when a road hazard is encountered. The wheel suspension system utilizes a ball joint to connect the top of the vertically extending wheel strut to the body frame and a bell crank pivoted on the control arm supporting the wheel. The ball joint permits the body or chassis of the vehicle to tilt with respect to the strut while the bell crank maintains the orientation of the strut as the vehicle rolls or when the wheel makes contact with a bump in the pavement.

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In an independent wheel suspension for a motor vehicle having a body comprising almost or substantially vertically extending strut means for supporting a portion of said body and carrying a wheel axle; joint means connecting the top of said strut means to said body, said strut means including spring

In an independent wheel suspension for a motor vehicle having a body comprising almost or substantially vertically extending strut means for supporting a portion of said body and carrying a wheel axle; joint means connecting the top of said strut means to said body, said strut means including spring means for permitting said strut means to extend and contract to permit said wheel axle to flex vertically with respect to said body; substantially horizontally extending support arm means pivotally connected at one end to said body and pivotally connected at its other end to the bottom of said strut means for supporting the bottom of said strut means, the improvement comprising, said joint means comprising a ball joint means connecting the top of said strut means to said body to permit relative rotation in all directions, and bell crank means pivotally mounted on said support means and having one end pivotally connected to the strut means and another end pivotally connected to the body to maintain said strut means in substantially an unchanged vertically extending position during roll of said body and sudden vertical movement of said wheel axle as a result of a road hazard.