User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: 4 bar suspension

  1. #1
    Mechanic v8ian's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    FarFar south, any more and my feet are wet, sunny sussex
    Posts
    772
    Thanks
    16
    Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts

    4 bar suspension

    Im in the middle of putting the rear suspension together a Austin a35 van, I was going down the route of de cambered leaf springs but I am going to struggle to get the van low enough without using lowering blocks too.
    So the option of fitting a 4 bar has been looked at. I do have the luxury of a high floor and a flat vertical panel behind the seats which will be helpful for mounting brackets. I think I know how to align the bars, logic says parallel, but something says I need to pay attention to top bar and the theoretical intersection of the front axle to provide squat? under acceleration ?
    Last edited by v8ian; 01-06-2016 at 08:53.

  2. #2
    Spanner Monkey

    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    cambridgeshire
    Posts
    361
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts

    Re: 4 bar suspension

    As some one who knows nothing about suspension design, I suppose its possible to design anything in, but I would have thought weight transfer will always provide some squat as long as the rear suspension isn't too stiff.

+ Reply to Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts