A disk drive suspension assembly employing an offset limiter for allowing
bending of a flexure with respect to a load beam after joining the two.
The assembly comprises a baseplate, a load beam and a flexure, the load
beam including one or more engagement surfaces, and the flexure including
a U-shaped limiter. The U-shaped limiter includes two substantially
parallel legs and a distal end. The distal end includes a portion offset
from the plane defined by the two legs. The offset portion increases the
clearance between the distal end and the engagement surfaces and
eliminates the interference therebetween during the bending of the
U-shaped limiter.