Hi All, Another newbie

[rich]

Originally Posted by rich

no, rear but will need to extend the track rods

lol i think in the photo hes using a o/s hub, when the photo was taken it was just initial mock up i think they have changed the set up since then.

[twinturbo]

Originally Posted by rich

mk III astra bottom ball joints

Who spec'd them.

The don't take load the same way as the maxi.

TT

[rich]

Who spec'd them.

The don't take load the same way as the maxi.

TT[/quote]

they did, im not clued up about that sort of thing, i dont know how different the loading would be having the shocks mounted inboard

[twinturbo]

if the suspension load is transfered from the lower wishbone then the load on the joint will be different to the original design load.

If the suspension load goes through the topmount then the lower will be ok , but the top may be overloaded.

3GE built an inboard chassis.

TT

[rich]

ahh i see, i think they also fit them ball joints to the cavalier and calibra.
They do seem to know their onions

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by rich

They do seem to know their onions

Do the onions go with the "Mushrooms" ? sorry couldn,t resist

Sounds like an interesting build you got there Rich

Look forward to seeing some build photos

cheers
andy

[twinturbo]

Almost certainly do, Astra, cavy and calibra all load suspension weight through a Mcpherson strut on the top of the suspension upright. this leaves the bottom joint mainly doing location work only.

The maxi balljoint is larger and on the original car took the suspension load.

The astra joint may last or it may not.

Many years ago ( back in the 80's / 90's ) a fair number of 747's lost their engines (literally). Mainly Pratt & Whitney ones not RR ones. The conclusion was that the bolts holding the engines to the airframe were perfectly up to the task of taking the thrust during flight. But the reverse thrust during landing caused stress on the bolts eventually leading to them shearing and the engine falling off.

TT

[rich]

lol leave it to the experts, Im going to be learning all the time with this, electrics i can do chassis design is a bit beyond me.

[twinturbo]

Originally Posted by rich

lol leave it to the experts

Vauxhall keep doing that, and their chassis guys still build chassis that handle appallingly.

I preferred the handling on the MK3 Rasta van over the MK1 Vectra (I class that as the one of the worst handling cars I have ever driven).

[rich]

could be worse, they could have had escort lower arms