violentblue
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 06:20 PM |
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Axle center
I'm in the process of fitting an IRS in my +4 chassis, but I need to know where a live axle would be centered at ride height, so I can match
that location for my IRS
a few pics of my other projects
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flak monkey
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 06:26 PM |
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Basically decide on your rear ride height and work it out from that. Not particularly difficult to do.
I think some recommend you run an inch of rake, so the back of the car 1" higher than the front.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 06:33 PM |
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where a live axle would be centered at ride height
Level with the centre of your wheels.
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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violentblue
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 06:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Level with the centre of your wheels.
OK I guess I asked for that.
I'm looking for positioning front to back as well.
a few pics of my other projects
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DIY Si
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 06:44 PM |
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Centre of the wheel! Or centre of the wheel arch?
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 07:22 PM |
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Centre of the wheel! Or centre of the wheel arch?
What's the wheel arch got to do with it? You can stick them where you want once the wheels are on. Front to back is nothing to do with ride
height either, the body height from the floor is the ride height and is governed by the shock absorbers and springs and the size of the wheel and tyre
combination. The angle of the driveshafts will be all that is affected on an independent setup
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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JoelP
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 07:33 PM |
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The centre of my wheels is 10" off the ground, thats with a 13" wheel. Position wise, you want the weight as close to the centre of the
car but the tyres will have more grip (or in fact leverage over polar inertia) if they are further away.
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violentblue
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 07:40 PM |
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looking for position front to back relitive to the chassis
a few pics of my other projects
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mark chandler
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 11:01 PM |
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Installed mine so that the halfshafts are at right angles to the chassis looking from above, built my bones so the bottom ones are level to the ground
with 5" ride height.
The angle of the half shafts then depends on your wheel diameter if you are making your own hub carriers you can move the location of the bearing up
or down to keep the bottom bone correct.
If you are buying this its wherever they end up.
I made my arches so they fit tightly around the wheel and are centered.
Regards Mark
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