What kind of rear axle in the 2IS?
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Hey guys,
I'm trying to find out the most practical way to buy a service manual (read: Not willing to fork over $600 on ebay), and searching this forum for a bit hasn't been that effective, so real quick, what kind of rear suspension would a 2006 IS350 have? Live rear axel? Independent?
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I'm trying to find out the most practical way to buy a service manual (read: Not willing to fork over $600 on ebay), and searching this forum for a bit hasn't been that effective, so real quick, what kind of rear suspension would a 2006 IS350 have? Live rear axel? Independent?
Thanks, in advance.
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Haha, what a great response. I guess I thought it'd be too convoluted underneath to figure it out.
I'm just looking for general information about the car. I'm going through this book reading about different suspension systems and I just wanted to identify what my car has and how that system functions versus others. I have very little knowledge of the parts and how they work together so thats where I'm at.
When you say the rear is just multi-link, my book breaks that down into a double wishbone, trailing link, or a trapezoidal link. And all of this is just considered "Independent Suspension", according to my book.
I'm just looking for general information about the car. I'm going through this book reading about different suspension systems and I just wanted to identify what my car has and how that system functions versus others. I have very little knowledge of the parts and how they work together so thats where I'm at.
When you say the rear is just multi-link, my book breaks that down into a double wishbone, trailing link, or a trapezoidal link. And all of this is just considered "Independent Suspension", according to my book.
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^It definitely has independent rear suspension. The multi-link, in this case, means there are various "arms" connected to the rear hub to keep it stable. You've got the rear LCA (lower control arm), toe arm, camber arm, and another one that escapes me (traction arm?). Of course you've got the rear sway attached to the LCA and the shock too. Because the 2IS is RWD (rear wheel drive) of course you've got the drivetrain connected to them as well via the half-shafts from the factory open differential.
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So is multi-link basically a catch all for this sort of independent suspension that has too many parts to list, basically? Like a double wishbone suspension is called that because it basically has double wishbones, but it would be silly to name all of the parts of a multi-link suspension, so its just referred to as multi-link."
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I was thinking that maybe one form is better than another, but I guess you're just at the mercy of your engineers, whats the best at the current time and what fits within the boundaries of the platform you're creating.
In the back of my mind, I thought McPherson systems were more advanced than shock and coil spring systems. I guess not.
In the back of my mind, I thought McPherson systems were more advanced than shock and coil spring systems. I guess not.