Countersteering Rear Axle of a Vehicle

A countersteering rear axle for use in a vehicle having a wheel mounted on a wheel carrier, the countersteering rear axle comprising:

• an axle body extending essentially in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
• a sheet metal support member operatively configured to support the wheel carrier on the axle body, wherein the countersteering rear axle induces a rotational motion of the wheel carrier about a virtual spread axis in a toe-in direction under a lateral force influence on the wheel which is an outside wheel during cornering;
• wherein the support member has a first section extending essentially parallel to a plane of the wheel carrier and a second section extending essentially in a transverse direction of the vehicle, the second section being connected to the first section behind a wheel center point when viewed in a direction of travel, a lateral projection of the second section being inclined in relation to a vertical direction essentially similarly to the virtual spread axis;
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• a sheet metal support plate having free ends on which is supported the support member, the sheet metal support plate having an approximately U-shape in a lateral projection and being mounted on the axle body.