Do any magnas come with the multi-link style suspension over there??
I'm looking at getting mine lowered and there seems to be different (less)springs available for this model and I was wondering If anybody has lowered this type.

Any info would be great

our Magnas run a simpler setup than the Diamantes.

cos we are ghey.... :cry: :cry:

Do any magnas come with the multi-link style suspension over there??
I'm looking at getting mine lowered and there seems to be different (less)springs available for this model and I was wondering If anybody has lowered this type.

Any info would be great
No... none with multi-link... unless its imported!

so sorry, not much help are we :?

what is mulitlink???

like electronic suspension to some degree :?:

The Front Sus is multilink the back trailing arms

Have a look under the arse of a newish camry and you'll see 'multiple links' that connect up the rear suspension. ;)

Look under a VT and you'll see traling arms. just two arms from the diff to the rear wheels.

:o

Its basically double wishbone with a strut going through the middle of it in the front and a type of semi trailing arm with strut at rear also with 2 wishbones.
The top wishbones attach to the inner/upper guards

To quote straight out of a tl magna broucher
Independent rear suspension
Independant multi link with upper and lower control arms, coil springs telescopic shock absorbers

That was a much better explanation than mine!!

Sorry Billy but I will have to correct you here. The front suspension on the 3rd gen Magna is Macpherson strut, while the rear is definately multilinlk. It consists of upper and lower control arms, trailing arm and a toe control arm. A total of 4 individual links which serve to locate the wheel during its movement while keeping the wheel as close as possible to the perpindicular of the road during suspension travel.
As far as trailing arms suspensions go , youre probably thinking of the IRS VP/ VS commodores and the VT/VY/VX which have the more primitive semi trailing arm set up.
The VX series 2 onwards attempted to rectify some of the short comings of the compromise semi trainling set up by having a toe control link. This served to help reduce severe camber chages during suspension travel and helped to reduce adverse tyre wear.
Dont sell the 3rd gen Magna short as it has a pretty sophisticated multi link rear. The only other Aust built large car that can compare is the IRS control blade set up on the BA Falcon.
Nigel

No worries. I was quoting off the mitsu aus website, but my post was a tad too basic. :?

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/mitssite/jsp/pages/vehicles/specs/specs.jsp?groupId=1

I don't think my KR/TR has IRS. Does it?

Magna,

I cannot remember of the top of my head exactly what type of rear suspension that the kr/tr has. I do know that it is not a full independant set up. I remember when the 2nd gen was released in Aust, Mitsu Aust saved on costs by not incorporating the IRS of the Jap spec Diamante. They may have incorporated a heavily modified version of the 1st gen Magna. I am pretty sure the front suspension is Macpherson Strut. In my opinion an irs multilink is better than a non irs set up but it becomes more of an issue if your driving wheels are non IRS. Think of early model commodores or falcons that had live axles that were sprung with Panhard or Watts link suspension. These cars could be quite a handful with high horsepower and an uneven road. Even the current BA Falcon is a much nicer drive in IRS sedan versions compared to the live axle, leaf sprung wagons and utes.
My other car is an 1986 Honda Civic. Its got a solid rear axle with coils springs. Its as far from an IRS set up that you can get. Its a sweet handling car on a smooth surface. Buts its handling is compromised because each wheel cannot travel independently of the other. On uneven surfaces it can be a handful. Think how much worse it would be if that same primitive rear also did the driving.

Cheers
Nigel