Control arm for vehicles

A control arm assembly for a motor vehicle suspension, comprising:

• a substantially rigid arm structure having a central portion configured to attach to a spindle, and front and rear portions extending from the central portions and defining first and second end portions, respectively;
• a cross member configured to be mounted to a vehicle frame structure, the cross member extending between the first and second end portions;
• first and second angularly misaligning ball bearings pivotably interconnecting the front and rear portions, respectively, of the rigid arm structure to the cross member at spaced-apart locations and defining a pivot axis about which the arm structure pivots relative to the cross member;
• and wherein:
• the first and second angularly misaligning ball bearings each include an outer race, an inner race, and a plurality of rolling bearing elements movably engaging the inner and outer races, and wherein the inner race rotates about a first axis and the outer race rotates about a second axis, and wherein the inner and outer races rotate freely relative to one another even if the first and second axes are significantly misaligned.