Chassis Forces: Notes

The chassis connects the vehicle with the road. Both force and drive torque are transferred to the road via the chassis. The chassis also has to absorb all cornering forces when the vehicle is cornering.

The chassis is therefore exposed to a huge number of forces and moments all of which act in different ways. It is essential that all these forces and moments can be transmitted in an optimum way via the tire contact areas.

As vehicles get more powerful and demands for ride comfort and driving safety rise, so the demands placed on the modern chassis increase considerably too.