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		Neil44 on Sept 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why car wheels are so flat these days Some cars have a virtual ball joint on the bottom of the hub to get around the ‘the brakes are in the way’ issue. Two separate arms with two more inboard ball joints act the same as one arm with the joint much further out. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_ball_joint_suspension

LeifCarrotson on Sept 14, 2022 [–]

That article uses the same words, but I needed to see a drawing to understand how it works. This video was useful:

https://youtu.be/I1EiR9Axfwg?t=50

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