shizzl Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 definitely concur with runamuck,og leaves will be retained for any possible run at the strip, the toe character of the diff is quite important under bump with conventional springs the diff moves backwards, unconventional will move forwards (possibly bind uj's) under cornering the outside spring in a conventional set up pulls the diff back on the outside and forward on the inside, tightening the turning circle and promoting a tighter line, unconventional will be the oposite and will promote a crab around the corner with the inside spring flattening and pushing the inside rear wheel backwards and the outside wheel forwards. possibly if you want to run a clean line or drive daily you would run a conventional setup, if you want to promote oversteer you would run unconventional or just run enough power and conventional and have the best of both worlds WOW!!! i actually learned something today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Has anyone here had any experience with a coilover/coil spring setup in a originally leafsprung car, using a single leaf as lateral stability? .Quite a few Pre65 cars are done like that.If you place one shock and coil in front of the axle and the other behind it is said to assist controlling axle tramp. IMHO I think that the actual leaf will hold the diff in quite well laterally but the hangers are more prone to deflection. Coilovers are relatively cheap and easy to add to a Hotchkiss but I guess you may want to run a Panhard or Watts too if you are worried about a few mm of rear end walk. Personally I do not see the point in coil overs unless you already have a spring rate problem or want to reduce unsprung weight. I also think that if you are going to remove leaves to add a coilover you will have a slightly smoother spring compression BUT you will introduce axle hop and lose traction - making the car slower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 my problem with coilover helping leaf set up, would have to be the diff winding up under load, ie hard acceleration would push the nose (pinion) of the diff down winding up the leaf which would release (sometime) causing a hop I'm personally happy with leaves for now as they don't take much looking after and simplicity rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 some pics in ute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 thats what im talkin about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogre Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 thats what im talkin about lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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