ian
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| posted on 11/10/02 at 05:46 PM |
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sierra front hubs on tiger locost
could anyone tell me how i could use my sierra front hubs on tiger locost instead of cortina ones tiger said it would take a major re-design.
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John
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| posted on 11/10/02 at 10:41 PM |
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Ian,
It is quite possible to use Sierra front hubs but you will need a special insert to allow the top ball joint to fit and an alternative lower ball
joint with taper mods to hub.
I asked the same question on a posting currently 23 below this. If you take a look at it you should find plenty of helpful info from Simon and
others.
John.
Working on a CVH 1.8 engined Locost. Hoping to use as much as possible of Sierra donor. £210 left.
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interestedparty
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| posted on 12/10/02 at 06:48 AM |
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The problem here is not the insert but the design of the sierra hubs. The top wishbone is going to need to be shorter.
John
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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Dunc
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| posted on 12/10/02 at 10:55 AM |
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John's right, it's not just a case of connecting the wishbones to the chassis and upright. The suspenion geometry is crucial for good handling. The
position of the ball joints on the upright is pretty much fixed but the mounting points on the chassis can be varied and so can the track width. But
this is not usually changed because folk don't tend to change the steering rack.
Might be a good idea to have a secret file section where pdf's of some of the suspension geometry books can bs scanned and stored. Bossman?
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 12/10/02 at 06:52 PM |
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I second the last idea, we really could do with a data resource section where all kinds of verrified information could be stored, such as geometry
information, axle ratio's, track dimensions etc.
I am sure we would all contribute info relating to our own builds to help other following in the same vein.
I am sure it would help all the new builders not making the same c*ckups that I am sure we have all made!!
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