Talk:Control arm

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Control arm[edit]

Is a control arm really the same thing as a wishbone? Would a top or bottom link (a single link often used in 1960s racing rear suspension designs) not also be a control arm? 4u1e 22:42, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, this was mis-merged. Pyrope 13:57, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could we get someone to highlight or label on the photograph where it is? It's confusing to those who don't know what they're supposed to be looking at. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.9.146.243 (talk) 17:10, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I hope I was able to clarify the detail in the picture. Please let me know if something is missing - KitchM (talk) 00:03, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wishbones aren't control arms, because control arms aren't considered as the major load-bearing elements of a multi-link suspension (as the wishbones are), but rather additional links that are added merely to control something's position: usually either the track (track control arm) or the fore-and-aft location (radius rods), sometimes also axle wind-up under acceleration. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:43, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why is A-arm redirected here? And why does the article say "also known as an A-arm" despite providing a narrow definition that's mutually exclusive of an A-arm or wishbone?? Jelliott4 (talk) 19:33, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Because it's wrong, it should go to the article on wishbones. All of these articles are poor and need improvement. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:17, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]