Front suspension redesign
Front suspension redesign
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Hello, I am looking to redesign the front suspension on my minitruck (it is on air ride with huge wheels). Now with that being said I would like for the overall package to include, minimul bump steer throughout the travel, well enough mannered on the street to daily drive, keep camber gain to a minimum, and most important of all to ride comfortably with a heavy 24" wheel. What design parameters should be my priority? The whole reason why I need guidance is because most of the books I have found all pertain to racing applications, not so much daily driving. Any help is greatly appreciated. I know this seems vague and probably a bit farfetched but thats the whole point I suppose!





RE: Front suspension redesign
RE: Front suspension redesign
RE: Front suspension redesign
Other than that I think you are wise to aim at a very neutral suspension initially, tho I'd be putting in a bit of toe out in jounce, 1 deg/ft or thereabouts.Camber gain should be around 3-10 deg/ft. semitrack gain should be less than 1"/ft.
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Greg Locock
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RE: Front suspension redesign
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All of those amounts are very small, your basic plan should be to design a neutral suspsnion apart from the cmaber gain and then carefully adjust it to give a little toe out and wheel recession.
In particular the toe curve is very sensitive.
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RE: Front suspension redesign
Are you still working on this?
RE: Front suspension redesign
RE: Front suspension redesign
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RE: Front suspension redesign
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_J_platform
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Pat
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