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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 7. Manual - part 21

DRIVE-CONTROL COMPONENTS -

Front Suspension

3-3

CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM

Stabilizer bar

Coil spring

Strut assembly

(shock absorber)

Crossmember

Lower arm

Strut insulator

Stabilizer link

Lower arm bushing

(Pillow ball bushing with rubber)

Crossmember bar

SPECIFICATIONS

SUSPENSION SYSTEM

Items

Lancer EVOLUTION-VII

Lancer EVOLUTION-VI

Tommi Makinen Edition

Suspension method

McPherson strut with coil springs

WHEEL ALIGNMENT

Items

Lancer EVOLUTION-VII

Lancer EVOLUTION-

Tommi Makinen Edition

Tarmac suspension

Normal suspension

Camber

(selectable from 2 options)

-1_00’* or -2_00’

-1_10’* or -2_10’

-1_00’* or -2_00’

Caster

3_55’

4_24’

3_54’

Kingpin inclination

13_45’

14_48’

14_18’

Toe-in

NOTE

The factory shipped camber value is indicated.

DRIVE-CONTROL COMPONENTS -

Front Suspension

3-4

COIL SPRING

Item

Lancer EVOLUTION-Ⅶ

Lancer EVOLUTION-Ⅵ Tommi Makinen Edition

RS (standard), RS-II

RS (option)

Tarmac suspension

Normal suspension

Wire diameter mm

Average diameter mm

155

Free length mm

281

275

273

296

LOWER ARM

Like Lancer EVOLUTION-VI Tommi Makinen

Edition, an aluminium forged lower arm has been

adopted and the followings are improved.
D

Enlarging the size of mounting bolts at the front

and rear sides of crossmember mounting

section on lower arm has increased reliability.

Improved the stroke feeling by installing a pillow

ball bushing with rubber at the rear bushing.

Improved the reliability and steering feeling by

reducing friction as well as making the ball size

of the ball joint larger.

Restricted the useless movement of lower arm

equipped with stopper rubber at the front

bushing mounting parts of the lower arm.

Lower arm

Stopper rubber

Front of vehicle

Pillow ball bushing

Rubber part

Enlarged ball

diameter

DRIVE-CONTROL COMPONENTS -

Front Suspension/Rear Suspension

3-5

STABILIZER BAR

Following modifications have been made to Lancer

EVOLUTION-VI Tommi Makinen Edition.
D

Prevents the occurance of unusual noise by

increasing the volume of stabilizer bushing.

Prevents the occurance of unusual noise

caused by lateral sliding of brackets with

installation of

two mounting bolts to the

stabilizer bracket.

Stabilizer bar

Stabilizer bar bushing

Increased

volume

Mounting bolt

Front of vehicle

REAR SUSPENSION

FEATURES

A multi-link suspension which is developed with

intention of performance improvement for racing

use has been adopted. Yet this suspension is

basically the same type as current Lancer

EVOLUTION-VI Tommi Makinen Edition, but the

following points have been improved.
D

By widening tread (10 mm) and optimizing roll

center height, the cornering performance from

initial responce to limited performance has been

improved.

By increasing bump strokes (10 mm) adhesion

at the time of rolling and cornering limitation

has been improved.

By optimizing the damping force of shock

absorbers, spring constants of coil springs and

bushing

characteristics,

the

cornering

performance from initial responce upto limited

performance has been improved.

CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM

Upper arm

Toe control arm

Trailing arm

Lower arm

Toe control

bar <RS>

Coil spring

Differential support

member

Crossmember

Shock absorber

Differential

support arm

Stabilizer bar

DRIVE-CONTROL COMPONENTS -

Rear Suspension

3-6

SPECIFICATIONS

SUSPENSION SYSTEM

Item

Lancer EVOLUTION-Ⅶ

Lancer EVOLUTION-Ⅵ

Tommi Makinen Edition

Suspension method

Multi-link

WHEEL ALIGNMENT

Items

Lancer EVOLUTION-Ⅶ

Lancer EVOLUTION-Ⅵ

Tommi Makinen Edition

Camber

- 1_00’

Toe-in

COIL SPRING

Items

Lancer EVOLUTION-Ⅶ

Lancer EVOLUTION-Ⅵ Tommi Makinen

Edition

Vehicles without AYC

Vehicles with AYC

Vehicles without AYC

Vehicles with AYC

RS (standard)

(option)

RS-II

(standard)

RS-II (option)

Wire diameter mm

9 - 12

10 - 12

Average diameter mm

Free length mm

287

281

284

274

279

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