Rear Double A-Arm Suspension ?

[PJL54Oval]

Thanks for the feedback. GS, do you have a picture of the Chassis Shop upright?

[volkdent]

Thanks guys. I'm going to have to do it with the suspension travel method. Lasers are cheap these days, so I'm going to attach on on either wheel then have a white board behind to trace the travel path. The trouble is that this car has anti-lift(?) built into it. The rear inner lower control arm pivots make a V that points to the front of the car, when the V should point to the rear of the car. I'll just have to see how well I can make it work.

Jason

[beetle1303]

If i got it right this setup is used on the lotus elise/exige...(lucky enough to be able to see such a rolling chassis every day) the rear a arms have the V that Jason mentioned and viewed from the top the V goes well to the front of the car, but ALSO to the centerline (centreline). Actually the pivots are located at the front of the engine bay,similar to where the normal IRS trailing arms pivot points are on a beetle.

Chris

[volkdent]

Originally Posted by beetle1303

...but ALSO to the centerline (centreline). Actually the pivots are located at the front of the engine bay,similar to where the normal IRS trailing arms pivot points are on a beetle.

Chris

Yep, thats the trouble. My BMW is the same, there is a main pivot point almost in front of the rear tires. I might be able to do something like that later, we'll see. I believe that's the kind of wheel travel I need.

Jason