Vehicle Suspension Quiz

What occurs when a wheel hits a dip or hole and moves downward?

• Jounce

• Free length

• Deflection

• Rebound

Which of the following is part of the sprung weight of a vehicle?

• Steering linkage

• Tires

• Engine

• All of the above

What occurs when a wheel hits a dip or hole and moves upward?

• Jounce

• Free length

• Deflection

• Rebound

The modified MacPherson rear strut suspension is common in ____.

• FWD vehicles

• RWD vehicles

• pickup trucks

• station wagons

What is used to control the movement of a vehicle as it goes around corners?

• Struts

• Shock absorbers

• Stabilizer bar

• Control arms

The coil springs of the vehicle ____.

• support the weight of the vehicle

• provide axle location

• stabilize the up-and-down movement

• all of the above

SLA systems in common use today are used in the ____.

• coil spring suspension

• torsion bar suspension

• strut and control arm suspension

• all of the above

A multilink front suspension contains which of the following?

• a. Strut
  

• b. Control arms
  

• c. Ball joints
  

• d. All of the above

The core of any suspension system is the ______.

• wheel spindle assembly

• spring

• ball joint

• control arm

. What controls the up-and-down movement of a vehicle as it moves down a bumpy road?

• struts

• shock absorbers

• both

• neither