swiftmarty
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| posted on 4/3/04 at 06:23 PM |
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track width/rear end choice
couple of questions in one here really......
this is my first locost i will be building and i am trying to utilise as many suzuki parts as possible. personal thing really. so i have the engine
and box sorted but i am in the process of deciding what to do with the rear end. i could use a ford live axle or i have the opptunity of buying a
suzuki cappuccino rear diff etc. prob with this is i would have to mod the chassis for IRS.
now further to this i want the wheels to fill the back arches as oppose to looking narrow, what is the track width of the ford live axles?
any help appreciated
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James
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| posted on 4/3/04 at 06:30 PM |
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Escort is 50" or maybe 52" (depends who you ask!).
Just out of interest which Suzuki engine/box? You talking a BEC or car engine?
As regards which axle- the more you deviate from the plans the longer it all takes and harder it is. IRS takes way longer and unless is setup
correctly will be poor. With a live axle you can't go wrong (so easily atleast!  ).
HTH,
James
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swiftmarty
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| posted on 4/3/04 at 06:40 PM |
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thanks james
good help there,
i'm using my spare swift gti as a donor, the G13B all ally engine is superb.
got to couple it up to a samurai/sj413/410 geearbox, bolt strait on!
been i talks with a guy from america who is using a G13B for his second build and a guy from sweden with a G13B rubo in a locost type car! pushes
between 170-200 bhp depending on boost.
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M@Triton
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| posted on 4/3/04 at 07:38 PM |
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Just so happens we sell an IRS set-up....ie: 4x wishbones and 2x fabricated uprights.....only real snag is they are for sierra shafts/brakes etc
admin@tritonsportscars.com
Regards
Mark
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