1965 CORVETTE STING RAY REAR SUSPENSION
| The fully independent rear suspension of the Corvette Sting Ray allows much finer ride control to be built into the car. Each of the rear wheels can react to changes in the road surface individually without affecting the other wheel. And without the weight of the differential suspended between the rear wheels (it's mounted on the frame), reaction of the wheels is quicker and smoother. Thus, road-holding is improved markedly, and "axle-tramp" wheel lifting under acceleration, and torque steering are virtually eliminated. The major components of the rear suspension are a strut rod from wheel hub to differential case, a torque control arm from hub to frame, and the tubular axle shaft (double universal-jounted) from differential to wheel spindle. Springing is handled by a 9-element variable-rate transverse leaf spring. |