Coil-over mounting angle
Coil-over mounting angle
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Coil-overs are typically mounted straight up for straight line performance,e.g., Pro-street, drag strip. What are the guidelines for mounting coil-over shocks for handling through the curves? From researching various enthusiasts boards I have found angles recommended from 7 to over 30 degrees. I have also found various methods recommended for determining the best angle, however when applying the different methods I come up with greatly different coil-over mounting angles. Granted there are location and packaging restraints, but is there rule of thumb or optimal angle to shoot for?
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RE: Coil-over mounting angle
On this, we set the shocks as near as we could to perpendicular to the axis of the suspension arm at 1/2 travel, with the bottom of the shock as far outboard as we could reasonably do and the top of the shock set so as to just maintain minimum tyre clearance through out the range of travel.
We followed two basic principles.
Keep the shocks as in line with the direction of motion of the suspension arm as possible
Keep the shocks as close to the wheel as possible
Regards
pat
RE: Coil-over mounting angle
This topic has been covered before in some detail. Sift through the following threads fore some more information:
Shock friction Thread800-57725
Designing a SLA front suspension Thread800-55631
Good luck with your design.
Best regards,
Matthew Ian Loew
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RE: Coil-over mounting angle
Thanks again
Lee
RE: Coil-over mounting angle
RE: Coil-over mounting angle
Good luck racing,
Grib