Wishbone suspension bolt on kit

[volkdent]

Not to throw a big monkey wrench into this whole thing, but this was discussed before. The problem is getting the roll centers correct and then matching up a rack. If you can work out the correct geometry with those, please let me know, as just getting some hubs redrilled for some metric pattern would be a snap. I still don't like the idea of adding Standard parts to a Metric car, but for the cost savings you probably couldn't argue. Just order them up already!

Pure55 made up his own for very little I'm sure, but if you'll read the "Double Wishbone Suspension" post, you'll read that currently the ride is twitchy at speed. I really admire the work he's put into the whole setup, but unfortunately I think he's going to find that the geometry of the whole setup is what is causing the problem.

Off the shelf works for the products they were built for, not for others usually. I may work backwards once I've got everything lined up, but to work forwards for a pile of parts isn't the way to build a correctly functioning suspension system as far as I can tell.

I'm hoping that in the end this system will be available for sale. Not cheap, but available. Once all the tweaks are done I can make a jig and then reproduce them relatively easily. I'm also aware of someone else who's building a doulbe wishbone setup. Currently he's built a rod style one. It is of tubular construction and should be good.

The reason I'm going with the laser cut plates is space. I'm planning on running a radiator in front of the beam area, but behind the body, with ducting to draw the air through. I need the space under there that a tube style one would take up.

Jason

Jason