Patent ID: 7784806

Claim:
A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle comprising: a wheel support; a lower control arm pivotally connected at an outer end thereof to said wheel support at forwardly and rearwardly disposed connection points thereof, and at an inner end thereof to a portion of a body of said vehicle at forwardly and rearwardly disposed points thereof, wherein said forwardly disposed inner and outer connection points are spaced at a distance shorter than the distance between said rearwardly disposed inner and outer connection points; an upper control arm pivotally connected at an outer end thereof to said wheel support and at an inner end thereof to a portion of said body of said vehicle; a guide rod disposed forwardly of said upper control arm, having an outer end thereof pivotally connected to said wheel support at a point substantially in a plane including the pivotal connections of said lower control arm, extending upwardly, forwardly and inwardly from said point thereof, and pivotally connected at an inner end thereof to a portion of said body of said vehicle; a spring seated on a segment of said wheel support and connected to a portion of said body of said vehicle; and a shock absorber supported on said wheel support connected to a portion of said body of said vehicle.