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Author: Subject: rubber trailing arms suspension thingy??
zxrlocost

posted on 6/11/06 at 01:05 PM Reply With Quote
rubber trailing arms suspension thingy??

I was just speaking to some mini hot rod chap and asked if they had suspension or were like go karts

he said suspension but there rubber trailing arms or something ?? not actual wishbone setup

anyone got any more info
is it road useable?

ta chris

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rayward

posted on 6/11/06 at 01:33 PM Reply With Quote
maybe like an indespension unit on a trailer??.

Ray

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zxrlocost

posted on 6/11/06 at 01:37 PM Reply With Quote
never really looked at one so how does that work?

ta chris

ill do a google anyway

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russbost

posted on 6/11/06 at 01:43 PM Reply With Quote
Think you'll find he means trailing arms with rubber bushes. Rubber trailing arms could be really entertaining!!!





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zxrlocost

posted on 6/11/06 at 02:00 PM Reply With Quote
ok so any good then
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zxrlocost

posted on 6/11/06 at 02:24 PM Reply With Quote
they were deff bouncing around like trailers I presume thats what they meant with the rubber blocks
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Peteff

posted on 6/11/06 at 02:57 PM Reply With Quote
Original Mini suspension uses rubber and aluminium cones for springing from the radius arms to the sub frame, probably he meant this. It's been in use on the road since 1959 with a brief interruption when hydrolastic was used.





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stevec

posted on 6/11/06 at 05:50 PM Reply With Quote
Like this I think,
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Dusty

posted on 8/11/06 at 12:07 AM Reply With Quote
Those are the arms. The dry cones were effectively rubber springs. Fitted horizontal at the rear the whole suspension took up very little space. Designed by Moulton who went on to make silly folding rubber sprung bikes.
Anyone remember Ho-Lo kits for minis or just cutting the odd 1/8" off the cones to lower minis.

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