Micael
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| posted on 15/3/09 at 10:45 PM |
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Rortys Dedion traling arms mounts
I'm currently buiding an "Rorty Dedion Axle" and the plans are great.
However, I just found out that the measuremet between the upper and lower trailing arm is 146 mm on Rortys plans. On my book chassie I have 110 mm
between them.
I have looked at to the posibility to use 110 mm on the axle, but i'm afraid that it will be to narrow for the drive shaft to move with the
suspension.
The other way is to make new 146 mm front mounts to the trailing arms.This will however make the car higher as i use the upper rear trailing arm bolt
to mount the coilover. The car will be aprox 18 mm higher in the back
Does anyone has a suggestion how to do this?
Micael Moose Åman
Petrolhead and all around nice guy
"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun." //Sleep Talkin Man Dec 23
2009
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/3/09 at 10:54 PM |
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Put a mount on the back of your axle brackets and slope the shock back to lose the height.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Lars
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| posted on 16/3/09 at 08:50 PM |
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As it happens I am just going through exactly the same problem.
I have decided to put the trailing arm mounts in front of the dedion axle.
(In effect shortening trailing arms, but they no longer have to go around the drive shaft.
the shock mount then sits where the trailing arm mount should have been, this then strengthens the axle as it will be welded to the 4" tube and
the 2.25" tube.
The shock will then be sloping backwards slighlty (I know that ideally the shocks should be orientated the other way, but if it works on the live axle
than it should work on a dedion)
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Micael
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| posted on 20/3/09 at 09:41 PM |
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I ended up in mounting the traling arms on the back of the axle. I have to move the front trailing arms mount or make longer trailing arms.
Otherwise the wheelbase will be shorter.
Micael Moose Åman
Petrolhead and all around nice guy
"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun." //Sleep Talkin Man Dec 23
2009
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