Mixed suspension types
Mixed suspension types
(OP)
I am going to use standard hub carriers hubs, brakes etc from an existing car to produce a prototype.The hubs are the same all round but handed. The standard car uses struts back and front. The prototype (which has to run) has a low front and struts will not fit. I have converted the hub to enable me to use twin wishbones at the front. My question is what potential problems are lurking in using wishbone front and strut rear? I know that the Chapman used this system on the Lotus Elite The Chapman strut at the rear used the drive shaft as the suspension link.
Regards Sandy Cormack
Regards Sandy Cormack





RE: Mixed suspension types
I'd be tempted to use very little camber at the front, for a road car, but it depends what you want the car to do.
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Greg Locock
RE: Mixed suspension types
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Matthew Ian Loew
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RE: Mixed suspension types
RE: Mixed suspension types
Regards,
Sandy Cormack