Coilovers : different size front/rear

[mopple]

voucht,
have you contacted Janne E? He got his car recently registered in Sweden. Here's some pictures of his car http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showp...2&postcount=62. Looks to me that his front shocks are per book design.

[voucht]

Hi Madis,
I watched the pictures of his car last week (and I think it is beautiful) but no, I didn't know he was in Sweden. And you are right, the suspension seems to be according to the book. I send him a personal email right now.
Thank you for the tip !

[ozzy1]

In regards to the front suspension what if you were to go for inboard suspension as they are more vertical and would solve the issue.

[voucht]

Hi Ozzy,
Thank you for your comment.
Yes, might be an idea, but in that case, I have to check if the angle of the push-rods will not be THE issue. I also have to check if I have enough clearance between the radiator fan and the engine.

[Tilly819]

you could do a rocking upper arm design, like this

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=roc...1t:429,r:7,s:0

tilly

[MarkB]

As long as there is sufficient travel in the shorter damper you should be fine.

[voucht]

Tilly, yes, it would be great, thank you for the link, but honestly, I want to keep the modifications as simple as possible, so I think I will go for an extension "box" as on the Robin Hood, as Phil advised (I'll post the design of the extension as soon as it is finished, to have your opinions about it)
According to my 3D simulations, I should be able to use 11'' coilovers front and rear. Which leads to an answer for MarkB : the stroke of a 11'' is 3'', do you think it is enough ? The 13'' have a 4'' stroke, so I'm loosing about 25mm of travel.
Thanks for your comments.