Rear upright design question
Is there a desired location for the lower control arm pickup point on the upright. I drew a sketch to help get my question across. I had placed the pickup point towards the front of the centerline. But now I may have to move my pushrod strut to the back of the axel and thought it would be better to then move my control arm pickup towards the back also. Does it matter?
http://ghmyc_1m.tripod.com/rear_uprignt.jpg
Re: Rear upright design question
Like Dave said... changing pick up points changes many other things... you may make things worse or may make things better ? You need a suspension guru to help you out... and that ain't me... this may require $$$ for a consult from a pro... someone on Apex will undoubtedly help you. It may take awhile... they're probably busy on their own suspensions. Good luck & be safe !
Re: Rear upright design question
Very cool project :thumbup: It may not be rocket science, but it is science ;)
beware of fatigue on those 5/8 rod ends
Richard Pare gave you some good advice and all is well for the first few years. but....
I was shocked on a 27 year old car to have a 1/2 inch thread in the gear shift linkage break off during a routine gearshift. The repeated forces from a human hand working an MK9 gearbox over and over again in an environment where there could have been some corrosion assistance still resulted in a sudden fracture of what appeared to be a truly oversized part. lf you have any reason to rework those A arms, please go for the robust design solution
steve