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Bump camber (or camber gain) is a measure of suspension camber change with wheel travel and is expressed in degrees of camber change per metre of suspension travel (Deg/m).  Roll camber is calculated in ...

Ackermann in a suspension system determines how much the the inside and outside wheels steer during cornering.  As a vehicle corners, the inside and outside wheels travel along different paths, with the inside wheel ...

Compliance steer is a metric to measure the amount of self steer generated by a suspension system when it is subject to a cornering (lateral) load at the contact patch.  Compliance steer is measured ...

Bump steer is a measure of the suspension toe angle change with suspension vertical travel.  Bump steer, given in Deg/m, is a measure of the toe angle change in degrees versus suspension travel in ...

Camber compliance (the inverse of camber stiffness) is a measure of the compliance of a suspension system when subject to a cornering (lateral) force at the contact patch. It is expressed as the camber ...

Contact patch longitudinal compliance (or its inverse, contact patch longitudinal stiffness) is a metric which measures the deflection of the tyre contact patch to a longitudinal braking force.  The metric is reported in millimetres ...

Wheel centre stiffness (the inverse of wheel centre compliance) is a measure the equivalent longitudinal stiffness of the suspension system at the wheel centre. It is measured in Newtons per metre (N/m) or Newtons ...

Any vehicle which is accelerating, or braking will experience a longitudinal force at its centre of gravity.  This force will case the vehicle to pitch and is mainly reacted by the suspension springs and ...

Kinematic wheel centre recession is a measure of the longitudinal motion of the wheel centre when the suspension travels into bump.  The metric is measured in millimetres of wheel recession (rearward longitudinal motion)  per ...

Traction steer is a measure of the toe angle change in a suspension system when it is subject to a longitudinal force applied at wheel centre. Traction steer is measured as degrees of toe ...