Head suspension assembly with displacement limiter

A disc drive head suspension assembly includes a recording head, a load beam and a gimbal. The recording head includes a recording surface and a back surface. The load beam includes a front surface, a back surface, a distal end and a load protrusion. The load protrusion extends from the front surface of the load beam toward the back surface of the recording head. The gimbal is attached to the back surface of the load beam and includes a head mounting tab which is positioned beyond the distal end of the load beam. The recording head is attached to the head mounting tab. A first displacement limiter extends between the load beam and the gimbal, which limits vertical displacement of the gimbal in a direction toward the recording head relative to the load beam.