Axle vs Swingarm - What's the difference?
axle | swingarm |
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
An axis; as, the Sun’s axle.
(motorcycling) The main component of the rear suspension of most modern motorcycles and ATVs; holds the rear axle in place while swinging vertically to allow the suspension to absorb the shock from bumps in the road.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 9, author=Jerry Garrett, title=Updating a Dual-Purpose Stalwart, work=New York Times
, passage=At the rear, stiffer springs, a new aluminum swingarm and a redesigned linkage for the suspension all benefit on-road behavior, though there is now an inch less ground clearance. }}
As nouns the difference between axle and swingarm
is that axle is (obsolete) shoulder or axle can be the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel while swingarm is (motorcycling) the main component of the rear suspension of most modern motorcycles and atvs; holds the rear axle in place while swinging vertically to allow the suspension to absorb the shock from bumps in the road.axle
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) axle, eaxle, from (etyl) , (etyl) .Etymology 2
A combination of (etyl) eax and (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)See also
* (wikipedia "axle") *Anagrams
*swingarm
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