Abstract: A rear axle for a motor vehicle has a control arm which is pivotally connected to the vehicle body so that it can be rotated about an axis extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal center plane of the vehicle. The control arm extends against the forward driving direction and a wheel is disposed on its end facing away from the control arm bearing. A supporting strut is also provided which, by means of its one end in the area close to the wheel, is connected with the control arm, the distance of the end of the supporting strut close to the wheel to the longitudinal axis of the control arm not being larger than the distance of a linking point of the supporting strut away from the wheel to the longitudinal axis of the control arm.

Abstract: Resiliently compliant swivel bearings have particular resilience in one radial direction are used in vehicle construction, for example, for link mounting. An elastomeric spring element is firmly adhered between inner and outer bearing elements. Two diametrically opposite, elongate recesses passing axially through a space between the two bearing elements are molded into the springing element. Two radial webs remaining due to these molded recessed support upright forces, with the maximum radial resilience made possible by the recesses being selected so that the radial webs are not overloaded by shear stress. The outer bearing element is connected in resiliently compliant fashion, in each case adjacent to one of the elongate recesses of the springing element, to a carrier which can be secured on a vehicle part in order to impart to the inner and outer bearing elements a radial resilience greater than the maximum possible radial deflection of the inner bearing element relative to the outer bearing element.