hi all its me again lol ive made jet another de dion but ive came to mount it on the bottom of the car and ita a no go. i dont have room for it. if i lower the car any more it will be sitting on top of it any idea what i can do as i need to go about 4-5in lower
adam



this is the height as it is and there is a inch gap from the boot floor and the top of the de dion axle so i cant go no lower


[Edited on 24/5/07 by oadamo]

What car are you trying to fit that under? Not a sierra surely?

it's a saxo I think Dave...

Cut the floor!

Ah, that explains it

Yep, cut and shut the floor

The only way forward is to cut the floor out. Just move the floor up a few inches and job's good 'un! Since the car was never designed to have all that under the backend, you'll have to re-design it to make it all fit. It'd have to come up/out for the shockers anyway.

six replys i only went to the shed lol.
ive made a frame for the floor for the diff
i think i might have to cut the floor out then and just make a subframe. i didnt want to cut the boot out but it looks like ive gotta adam

any one no how much travel i need for the suspension
adam

If it's a rally car,plenty.If it's a race car,not much.If its a road car somewhere in between.

I suppose 4 inches of travel if it's going to be a fast road/track car!

to add to the above - if I were you - I would cut the entire rear floor away. Start with your suspension pickup points, then consider your structural requirements (where to mount suspension/diff etc) and then cover the whole lot in Aluminium.

That way you will have saved a load of weight aswell, and it wil be a damn sight easier to work on!!!

hth
Steve

[Edited on 24/5/07 by worX]

i now thinking of just making a whole subframe the size of the boot. and then just cut the whole floor out and then just weld the frame in it would be a lot easer. then i can test it all of the car and get it all right adam

[Edited on 24/5/07 by oadamo]

LOL

the Aluminium is a good idea aswell cus all the frame would be welded in it would just be for looks and to keep the noise out adam

Have a look at Bogg Bros and MK Engineering websites for examples of how Fiestas have been converted to RWD. Basically, cut the rear floor pan out, make a subframe that houses/locates the suspension points, diff carrier etc. This will give you a stiff structure to work from. Then fit removable interior panels for future access.