Patent ID: 8205864

Claim:
A strut for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicles comprising: a shock absorber including a cylinder connectable to a wheel suspension component and a rod connectable to a body component of said vehicle; a first sleeve member supported on said cylinder provided with a first bearing disposed coaxiatly relative to said shock absorber between said first sleeve member and said body component and a second bearing disposed coaxially relative to said shock absorber between, said first sleeve member and said cylinder, allowing rotation of said first sleeve member about the axis of said shock absorber, and a third bearing disposed between said first sleeve and said cylinder allowing said cylinder to displace axially relative to said first sleeve member; a second sleeve member disposed coaxially relative to said first sleeve member, mounted on mad having a ball and groove connection with said first sleeve member, causing said second sleeve member to display axially upon rotation of said first sleeve member; means supported on said body component for selectively rotating said first sleeve member, causing it to react through said ball and groove connection and correspondingly axially displace said second sleeve member; a support spring interposed between a component of said wheel suspension and said second sleeve member; and a compensating spring interposed between said second sleeve member and said component of said vehicle body.