Mazda RX-8 2004 Service Highlights page 6

Suspension and steering
• Tire pressure monitoring system
— The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) has been adopted to assist the driver in understanding the tire
status to improve the safety.
• Front suspension
— Newly developed, in-wheel type double-wishbone suspension has been adopted.
— Relatively long arms promote linear alignment changes during bounce and rebound, realizing excellent
controllability at the vehicle handling limits in diverse road and driving conditions.
LARGE-DIAMETER MONOTUBE
SHOCK ABSORBER
FORGED-ALUMINUM
LOWER ARM
LIGHT, RIGID SUBFRAME
• Rear suspension
— Multi-link suspension employing five links per wheel has been adopted.
— Excellent handling stability, ride comfort, and road noise performance have been realized by optimizing
each link arrangement in consideration of geometry and compliance in order to maintain the optimum tire
contact area at any time in the optimal condition against external forces during driving.
REAR KNUCKLE MADE OF LIGHTWEIGHT,
HIGHLY RIGID HOT-FORGED-ALUMINUM
FOR IMPROVED REAR TIRE RESPONSE
BY DECREASING WEIGHT UNDER SPRINGS.
LIGHT, RIGID SUBFRAME
GENERAL INFORMATION
LARGE-DIAMETER MONOTUBE
SHOCK ABSORBER
HOT-FORGED-ALUMINUM
UPPER ARM
LONG-LINK SUSPENSION MOUNTING POINT LAYOUT
FOR IDEAL CHANGE IN GEOMETRY
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