greglogan
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 06:12 PM |
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Ok. Cat amongst the pigeons time methinks........ Why does someone who can (def not me!) not redesign the front wishbones to accomodate a new front
hub that is easier to obtain? Or is that an even stupider question??
Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
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cymtriks
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 09:42 PM |
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alternatives
From manufacturers we have-
MGF
Mazda MX5
Elise
After market we have-
Luso Motors
Raceleda
Quaife Sierra/Focus/Fiesta/RS200
Quaife RC40/universal upright (RC40 is a middy race car, don't know what universal upright fits onto)
From the past-
Triumph GT6 (as used by Caterham)
Raceleda state that their uprights are direct replacements for the Ford Escort/Granada/Cortina types. That means no mods but a big offset.
Luso have a clever universal design that can be used front or rear, driven or un-driven, left or right and as-cortina or reduced-scrub. IIRC the
reduced scrub is 15mm though I can't find that on their website. Has anyone on here ever had dealings with Luso? Does anyone use these
uprights?
The Quaife stuff is eye wateringly expensive but the RC40 uprights and the universal uprights have to be about as good as you'll ever get.
At the other end of the price scale there are at least 4 possibilities-
The Elise is now over 8 years old (doesn't time fly!) so there are bound to be a few turning up in a scrap yard or breakers near you soon.
The MGF is another obvious candiate especially for middys.
The MX5 is already used for Seven type cars over the Atlantic.
The Triumph GT6 used to be the universal cheap motorsport and kit-car unit.
Has anyone got scrub and KPI for any of the above?
I've got the Elise as being 12 degrees kpi and 10.5mm scrub and the MX5 as being zero scrub. Has anyone got GT6 or MGF values?
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greglogan
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 posted on 10/1/06 at 11:41 PM |
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So are the MX5 ones a direct replacement or are modifications needed. My problem is I am reluctant to commit to a build if I am unsure about
availability of the core components. I doubt I would have the engineering ability to create a set of wishbones to suit a new hub off the cuff.
Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
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scotmac
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| posted on 14/1/06 at 09:46 AM |
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I have had a email chain going w/ Luso Motors for about 3 months. Well, not really a chain...basically, i send them message, and then wait
indefinitely for a reply. In fact, over those 3mos, i have probably sent them about 10-15 emails, and, other than automatic replies, i have received
EXACTLY *ONE* reply. After about a month and a half of emails, Ernesto (the owner) replied that he would get back to me in a couple of days. That was
about a month and a half ago, and i have seen NOTHING since.
I agree that the luso design looks very good. But it does not appear like they want to do business.
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