adanny01:
Honda Accord in particular has always had the Double wishbone front suspension which is known for better performance while Toyota Camry always had the Macpherson suspension which is known to be reliable and cheaper to build.

We see more failure in the Double wishbone suspension in general not because it has a design flaw but because of what am about to show you.


The Macpherson suspension has the strut bolted to the hub which means the weight is transmitted from strut>hub>wheel>road.

The double wishbone suspension however transmits the weight from strut>lower control arm>ball joint>hub>wheel>road.

Looking at the fact that the ball joint is a critical weight bearing part in the double wishbone suspension but not in the MacPherson suspension, we understand why an inferior quality ball joint may not withstand the stress for long. Also looking at the ball joint in the 2 types of suspension, you will notice that the ball joint in a Double wíshbone suspension is quite larger to a Macpherson suspension ball joint, a design meant to accommodate more stress.

When next you see a Honda Accord with the "K-Leg", just just know that it is not a Honda design flaw, it is a Double wíshbone suspension system weak point that the particular owner is responsible for.

Honda uses the Macpherson suspension in the Civic while Toyota uses the Double wíshbone suspension in their SUVs such as Land cruiser, Prado, Hilux etc

In other words, the Toyota SUVs using the double wishbone suspension can also develop k-leg, Abi?

freeborn02:


In other words, the Toyota SUVs using the double wishbone suspension can also develop k-leg, Abi?

Infact, they do

adanny01:


Infact, they do

But never seen an infiniti or Nissan ball joint failed before.

kingreign:

But never seen an infiniti or Nissan ball joint failed before.

I have seen Pathfinder