duly noted, title modified.
Just call it car setups in general, Make it a universal document. ie. pinion angle... if you do A you'll get B, if you do C you'll get D and let people take from that what they want.
If some beginners are chasing slip from the start, eventually they will want grip back, and if they understand how the two relate from the very beginning they will be able to get a lot more out of their car.
duly noted, title modified.
Excellent thread, CALL FOR STICKY!
I imagine i'll refer to this alot.. I'm so n00b when it comes to suspension(heres me with atleast 20 tabs open at one time all threads from various forums discussing suspension :sweat: ) so this'll help alot. Thankyou!
You have PM btw.
+1 For sticky.
RT142 Estate.
AJPS.
um, i don't have a pm btw :-P
Yeah it was like 4am and I couldn't be bothered.. You'll have one soon!
Nice post there mate. Some handy shit
Cheers
Aaron.
thats really helpful dude, as i know sweet fa about suspension set up, though i have a question, bit noobish but anyway.
I have an s14 rear cradle sittin around, anyway from pickin it up and movin it, its lighter than my t series, I know that, to have all the work done to fit irs to the rear of an 86, kinda outweighs the positives, and i know you can get a live axle car to handle/grip just as well as an irs car, but my question is, would it be an improvement, due to the removal of so much unsprung weight, I've spokin to my fab bloke who is doin my cage, and hethinks it wouldn't be much more work, considering, that we wouldn't be doing equal 4 links and those associated pieces. plus i end up with my brake conversion for the rear too.
Anyway back to the question i would like answered. Would removing the unsprung wieght of a live axle, and replacing it by the sprung weight of a rear irs cradle be an improvement, and would it help to offset the wieght of a bigger engine?
Cheers
Rhys
i think you're not factoring in the diff-centre weight itself, shafts, stub-axles and the other ancilliaries involved, it turns out to weigh alot more than a live axle setup
IRS rear end has much more adjustability than a live axle setup - and also much less unsprung weight - so yeah there will be advantages, wether or not its worth the hassle/$$ is up to you.