Abstract: A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle, especially with four-wheel drive and at least one guide member which underneath an axle drive shaft is pivotally supported on the side of the body and connected with a wheel carrier. A spring leg is arranged between the guide member and the vehicle body which is extended laterally past the drive shaft by means of a connecting element adjoining the spring leg cylinder and is pivotally connected with the lower guide member in a bearing support. The connecting element of the spring leg includes a groove-shaped recess extending transversely with respect to the drive shaft, in which the drive shaft is arranged immersing with a longitudinal section and having a spacing for movement. This offers the advantage that the drive shaft can be easily installed without having to disconnect the spring leg from the drive member.