Is it better to have the suspension setup as:



Front double wishbone
Rear multi-link

or


Front multi-link
Rear multi-link

 

double wishbone = theoretically superior design from an engineering standpoint. however struts are also very good, not to mention easier and cheaper for assembly purposes. in terms of real world performance they are pretty much equal... suspension tunning makes a much bigger difference...struts are a type of damper, but in a strut suspension the damper serves as a load bearing suspension locating point, and in a doulbe wishbone suspension, they do not. Basically, if you take a strut out of a car, the rest of the suspension has an extra degree of freedom and will move in a direction it won't when the strut is in. In a double wishbone suspension, if you remove the shock absorber, the suspension will still be restricted to move as it would if the shock was in the car. There are several different types of strut suspension (McPherson and Chapman struts being the most popular), and shock suspension, which can range from the VW Bug swing axle to the torsion bar suspension to the double wishbone suspension.

 

I prefer Bilstein struts...anything german/european. i think BMs come w/ this ish standard....

 

oh ok. cool thanks for the info. reason I was asking is I Was comparing suspensions of our cars vs the IS350 and they have the doublewhisbone. I remember integras having this also and it was a complaint that the RSX didnt have it.