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this is my debate.
the only reason for going with unequal length arms is for camber compensation,
if one was more interested a more fexible suspension set up than the paralel trailing arm suspension of the beetle, equal length A arms could be the ticket, and geometry would be much easier to figure out.
However thre are resources out there for scratch built suspensions like this. I've been frequenting the "Locost" forums for the last little while, and most of the information and design of these suspensions revolves around track cars and such. better handling means a lower time.
If I were to follow this logic through, I might as well srap my beetle and build a one off race car, because it'd be lighter, therefor better handling. Not really what I want to do, I'd rather have a beetle.
so here's the plan, I'll grab a pan from a buddy of mine (has half a dozen of them) and begin mocking up a front suspension, making use of a simple design and modern components. maybe I'll take a little more time to make it pretty, but strength first.
let you all know when I have some pictures to show you.
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