mid engine ride height ??
i have a few issues to resolve with my front suspension as the gometry of the upright hasnt been altered since building the car with a single bike
engine on 10" wheels a few years back .
now sitting on 15" wheels and having a slightly odd upright that has the bottom ball joint taper tucked right under the stub axle which is fine
on 10" wheels but now i have the bottom arm running uphill from the chassis at 20 degrees
these arent the current bones but show the upright design
i need to make new steering arms which do bolt on but im unsure where to set the front ride height ? the rear is at 5.5" with the sump 1"
below the chassis rails , its never going to set the track alight and i prefer a softer set up with plenty of squat to cope with the power .
i have already altered the top wishbone pivots to reduce the caster from 12 -6 degrees and the kpi is 9 degrees ,the wheels are et10 and i have 10mm
scrub radius at the front .
if im reading it right my rear roll centre height is on the centre line of the de dion beam as the panhard rod is parralel on the same centre line so
the height is 7 " above ground , if i know what the ride height should be i can work out how much to extend the bottom taper on the upright to
get the front roll centre height where it should be .
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