“…Alternatively, the shock absorber’s perpendicular load can more accurately be calculated using a multi-body simulation, taking into account the third dimension.In the suspension design of modern MacPherson systems specialized springs, so-called side load springs, are frequently used to compensate the shear force partially or even completely, as demonstrated by (Frendo et al, 2006; Gotoh and Imaizumi, 2000; Hamano et al, 2001; Liu et al, 2008; Wünsche et al, 1994). (Deubel et al, 2022) present the compensating effect of the coil spring used in the vehicle of this study, which primarily consists of a deflection-dependent force normalFc,y in the lateral direction of the vehicle and thus in the plane of Figure 1(a). Consequently, the effective shear force normalFs,e is simply expressed asFinally, from Figure 1(b), neglecting any spring moments, the inner normal contact forces can be calculated at the piston rod bearing normalFi,1 and at the piston normalFi,2.…”