Rear shock angles

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by 7ishNZ

.. is it worth it?

Hi,

I,ll be totally honest & say that I don,t know much ( read very little ) about suspension setup etc but in answer to the above question , here,s my point of view......

As I,ve said many times, I,ve been a passenger in Spud,s Roadster many times both on the open road & on Track ( very fast track sessions) & again being totally honest I am amazed at the handling the Roadster has, it seems so "planted" in the corners, as if its on rails
& the odd occasion when the rear broke traction it is/was very easy to control.
Without sounding like a bore .... having been a semi pro bike racer, having ridden very well set-up bikes on track, the Roadster surprised me at how well it handles, in fact I have never been in a CAR that handles so well.
So in answer to your question "is it worth it".........I,d say no.

But that is just my humble opinion & not an educated opinion

cheers
andy

[DStanley1809]

Cars like the Ariel Atom, Ferrari Enzo and F1 cars seem to do perfectly fine with their suspension laying almost horizontal.

I don't think it would be worth the effort to redesign the dimensions only to, possibly, ruin the handling. As Andy says, the book design has been well proven