[urq] NAC : A new type of front suspension ?

[NIck Miller]

The marketeers wouldn't like that term though.  Its got to be longer, more
technical, and german-sounding.

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> its a deformable bump stop
>
> Grant
> On Aug 20, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Huw Powell wrote:
>
> > This definitely was not written/translated by someone with a strong
> > command of English (or knowledge of cars, perhaps).
> >
> > You might want to try to get your hands on the original German and work
> > from there.
> >
> > I'd be curious to see this "stop absorber" if you want to send it along.
> >
> > On 8/20/2010 3:39 PM, Louis-Alain Richard wrote:
> >> That's what I think too. They finally wrote McPherson strut only.
> >>
> >> In the meantime, I found the Self Study Program pdf file that explained
> the
> >> technology on the Tiguan and the term in there was "wheel guiding spring
> >> struts"...
> >>
> >> The text in the document :
> >>
> >> "Front Axle
> >> The front axle is basically the McPherson axle with
> >> lower A-arms and wheel-guiding spring struts. The
> >> sub-frame and the A-arms are made of aluminum."
> >>
> >>
> >> The only new part I can find is a "stop absorber ":
> >>
> >> "The newly developed shock strut on the front axle is
> >> equipped with a plastic boot acting as stop absorber
> >> when the vehicle rebounds.
> >> This stop absorber helped to improve chassis
> >> comfort characteristics during off-road driving.
> >>
> >> Shock is absorbed by the compression of the boot.
> >> The stop absorber is also equipped with oil boreholes
> >> allowing the absorber oil to escape. This results in a
> >> hydraulic shock absorbing effect."
> >>
> >> Since this stop absorber has nothing to do with the wheel locating
> function,
> >> I doubt it is what they meant in the original text.
> >>
> >> For those who wants to see that stop absorber, I can forward it
> privately.
> >
> > --
> > Huw Powell
> >
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> >
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