carlknight1982
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| posted on 1/4/08 at 03:35 PM |
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live axle to IRS
well ive decided to go for IRS and ive got chris's book im just wondering cause my chassis is narrower than the haynes roadster, do i need to
shorten my driveshafts or can i get away with it?
also i have to rebuild the back end of my chassis from seat back, back so that i can mount the diff etc, any advice?
cheers guys
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MikeR
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| posted on 1/4/08 at 04:15 PM |
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daft question - which way does your top shock mount allow the shock to swing?
if its front / back you'll have to change that, if its left / right you're ok.
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carlknight1982
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| posted on 1/4/08 at 04:42 PM |
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ron champion book spec chasis without any mounts (yet)
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James
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| posted on 1/4/08 at 05:57 PM |
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I personally would do it by keeping the drive shafts the same length and moving the wishbone mounts so they are spaced to match the Roadster
dimensions.
The handling will still change a little... roll centres and all that stuff I don't understand. But it's still better than changing the
wishbone lengths IMO! 
HTH,
James
EDIT:
Forget what I've said here. Now I've read your other post and realised that the driveshaft length need to change.
[Edited on 1/4/08 by James]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/4/08 at 08:18 PM |
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If you have a live axle already you won't gain that much by using anything else.
If you haven't got a live axle just go De Dion it is less complex and requires very few changes to the chassis.
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