Stuart Taylor / Aries Motorsport suspension dimensions
madrallysport - 23/11/07 at 01:03 PM
Help Needed!
Has any one got or know were I can get drawings / dimensions / pictures off front and rear wish bones, and the rear hub unit for a Stuart Taylor /
aries motorsport chassis. I have had the chassis built by aries motorsport (I know lazy but I didn't have the time etc to build from scratch)
but I am on a small and tight budget so I'm looking to fabricate as much of the car as I can. really after drawing / dimensions so i can make
these units. Please please help.
[Edited on 23/11/07 by madrallysport]
[Edited on 23/11/07 by madrallysport]
nib1980 - 23/11/07 at 01:14 PM
mine is a live axle ST, but i'm using the MK wishbones if that helps and you can get there dims.
anyhting else let me know
madrallysport - 23/11/07 at 01:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by nib1980
mine is a live axle ST, but i'm using the MK wishbones if that helps and you can get there dims.
anyhting else let me know
Was looking at pictures on a guys web site - http://www.loconinja.co.uk/ (very nice cool car) but his rear suspension is different to everything else
i've seen.
Are the MK front's and rear the same as book ones?
adampage - 23/11/07 at 02:40 PM
Asking Aries? Surely they wouldn't mind if you've bought some of their products.
The other weird thing is you have photos on your websites of the plates for the wishbones - doesn't that give you the dimensions if you have the
plates in front of you?
Final thing - your website shows sierra front uprights - all the ST/Aries cars i've seen use Cortina uprights.
Am I missing something?
Adam.
procomp - 23/11/07 at 02:57 PM
Hi as far as i know there are no drawings for ST/aries suspension on the net ( although there may be some lurking ).
The front of the ST/Aries cars are slightly different to the book chassis as it was modified to give the correct castor and iron out some of the other
small problems.
The Mk wishbones may well fit but will not give the correct geometry this has been tried by many of the locost racers and proved not to work correctly
As the front of the MK locost is still jigged for zero castor and the chassis has slight differences as it didnt have the small problems ironed out on
it.
And as has been said the st/aries chassis either used the cortina front uprights. Or they also did a car based on the mazda MX 5 ( think it's JAG
who has one of these).
HTH cheers Matt
madrallysport - 23/11/07 at 03:18 PM
quote:
Originally posted by adampage
Asking Aries? Surely they wouldn't mind if you've bought some of their products.
The other weird thing is you have photos on your websites of the plates for the wishbones - doesn't that give you the dimensions if you have the
plates in front of you?
Final thing - your website shows sierra front uprights - all the ST/Aries cars i've seen use Cortina uprights.
Am I missing something?
Adam.
Adam your right, my web site shows sierra hubs and the wishbones are book dimensions which i cut in work, these were the first things i did when i was
going to build from the book, then after much research i changed my mind, the sierra hubs will are up for sale. Yea all ST cars use cortina stuff,
which now have got my hands on a set. This is my first bid and its hard when i have only seen pictures not actual cars.
madrallysport - 23/11/07 at 03:21 PM
quote:
Originally posted by procomp
Hi as far as i know there are no drawings for ST/aries suspension on the net ( although there may be some lurking ).
The front of the ST/Aries cars are slightly different to the book chassis as it was modified to give the correct castor and iron out some of the other
small problems.
The Mk wishbones may well fit but will not give the correct geometry this has been tried by many of the locost racers and proved not to work correctly
As the front of the MK locost is still jigged for zero castor and the chassis has slight differences as it didnt have the small problems ironed out on
it.
And as has been said the st/aries chassis either used the cortina front uprights. Or they also did a car based on the mazda MX 5 ( think it's JAG
who has one of these).
HTH cheers Matt
Spot on Matt, thanks for your help, as sujected by adampage I'll contact Steve (Aries motorsport) and see if he will give me access to drawings
of wishbones etc.
[Edited on 23/11/07 by madrallysport]
[Edited on 23/11/07 by madrallysport]
adampage - 23/11/07 at 03:31 PM
There're plenty of pics around on the website you posted and on others, so i'm sure you'll be able to find enough information to work
out the dimensions.
Good luck!