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Paul Gething Registered User
Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 91 Location: Redditch Worcs UK
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: Rear Suspension |
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The recent questions about Ph2 rear radius arms made me root out some photo's of my Ph1 rear suspension which I have modified.
These 2 pictures show the new mountings after throwing away the old 'doughnut' rubber bushes. The mountings are standard Triumph/TR/Scimitar front suspension mounts. I turned it into a 5 link, 4 radius arms and a lateral panhard rod.
I designed in 15% anti-squat and ensured that, at normal ride height, there wasn't any roll steer..
Here you can see the panhard rod mountings on the chassis and the axle. The elongated handbrake levers are from when I did a few auto tests....always good to have an efficient handbrake in a tight spot.
On this last picture you can see the mount I made for a rear anti roll bar. It didn't do a great deal as the rear roll centre was raised with the new panhard rod and therefore roll at the rear was never an issue. It always had a lovely turn into corners.
The dampers are Caterham 7 Spax adjustables and the springs are 12 inch long and 1&7/8 inch diameter off the shelf 160lb. The originals were 80lb and I went up in increments, settling on 160lb. There was no loss in ride comfort at all. I did try 180lb but then it all became a little 'jiggly'.
I have a number of different ratio diffs...according to what I am doing and they are fitted with Salisbury limited slip diffs.
I hope this is of interest. |
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Rodsmith Registered User
Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 187 Location: Pembrokeshire, West Wales
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Paul, this post and the other one, are extremely interesting. The suspension seems to have deteriorated on some cars, I believe, and these alternative ideas give food for thought. I would imagine that this has stopped any banging and crashing from the rear.
Have you uprated the brakes in any substantial way? |
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calex_fr Registered User
Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 408 Location: Champagne (France)
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:37 am Post subject: |
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It seem very different in a phase 2 :
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Dave-M Registered User
Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 377 Location: Yorkshire, England
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Joe? Zef?
These are the trailing arms as fitted to my car.
They are 19.75" ctr. to ctr on the bushes and 4.75" rear bush to c/l of shocker mount. All 4 bushes are in a horizontal plane.
Just as an additional bit of info you may find useful, my car had 5.5 J lotus cortina rims fitted and they only just did fit, but with better location of the panhard rod ie, poly of rose they would have been fine. The inset was perfect and the inside of the tyre just missed the trailing arm( they angle outwards to the front) and the top return on the wheelarch just cleared also.
I am sure you know the dimensions of these rims so it may help when the time comes. |
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zefarelly Registered User
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 91
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:50 am Post subject: |
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my car has Ford rims as well, period pic shows 5 1/2 J LC rims up front and ultra rare 6J's on the rear
and I have some
Joe |
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zefarelly Registered User
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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why not a trailing arm like this for a conventional pivoting damper
http://www.throbnozzle-racing.co.uk/gallery/ROchdale/rochdale%20trailing%
excuse the crudeness of the sketch, it only took ten minutes and hasn't been designed per se, I'm thinking 1" x 2" box, tapered ends . . . . if you could get some adjustment into it it would be good, make sure the car goes in a straight line!
and a similar box like fabrication at the top for the same mounting idea, I will probably link the two top ones with a small box section, which in turn can pick up the roll cage stays . . . |
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calex_fr Registered User
Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 408 Location: Champagne (France)
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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your link don't work _________________ Alexandre Contat
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calex_fr Registered User
Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 408 Location: Champagne (France)
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calex_fr Registered User
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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That :
to replace that :
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calex_fr Registered User
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Perhaps this reference can help :
Mag N°102
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Dave-M Registered User
Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 377 Location: Yorkshire, England
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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Joe if you do that you will run out of damper travel pretty quick.
Regards
Dave _________________ Ph.2 Ford 1500 GT
GT with Rochdale Chassis |
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calex_fr Registered User
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Dave-M wrote: |
Joe if you do that you will run out of damper travel pretty quick. |
that ?
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Dave-M Registered User
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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No Alex the other CAD picture with the blue background
Regards
Dave _________________ Ph.2 Ford 1500 GT
GT with Rochdale Chassis |
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calex_fr Registered User
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zefarelly Registered User
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Dave-M wrote: |
Joe if you do that you will run out of damper travel pretty quick.
Regards
Dave |
whats the std travel? mine are seized, but 4" would be enough for a race car I'd have thought |
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