If you watch this video you'll see the amount of movement in the front right suspension is almost non existant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x0NUFQvUrE
As Bob says when the car hits a bump I am ouncing like a skippy ball because the springs are too stiff and only the tyres are suppling any...
Thanks for the input Norm. The photo is from about a year ago, I've been driving the car on the road about three months now, and covered around 2000 miles. In corners when I hit a bump the car jumps and looses front end traction. For this reason I wish to change the front springs.
I understand...
Hi Brian, thanks for the response. I'm not quite clear however what you mean with squaring the force.
I have a shock absorber with 4 inches of travel.
The car when resting on it's wheels has 4 inches of ground clearance. The ration of wheel to shock absorber movement is 0.62. This means if I...
Ok, I've read the forum and a load of other sources and this is my conclusion;
Vehicle Weight: 740kg
Split 60/40 (r/f)
Shock absorber available travel 88mm (3.46 inch) + bumpstop 4 inch total
Front shock/springs mounted at 30 degrees
Front lower arm MR = 0.62 (Arm pivot to tyre = 430m, to...
Hey 6th dude, I'm doing this at the minute with an audi 2.3 engine. I've used a Hyuandi Lamtra gear lever, and two outboard motor control cables. Wroks a dream, just need to tidy it up!!
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Regards
Tim
