Thanks John, so if I were to beef up my suspension I would only need a rear
sway bar right? I forgot what the name is but I have seen them.
Lin
On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 2:23 PM, fastvee <fastvee@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Lin,
> I think the suspension is rather crude, and does not following good design
> practice. On the front suspension having an upper A-arm is a good idea, but
> even if the two mounting tabs are 1/4" they don't seem to provide much
> resistance to caster change during braking. The mounting tab for the front
> anti-sway bar is probably flexing considerably, which may be why it looks
> like it is bent while the suspension is in droop. There isn't enough detail
> shown to critique it further, but the tube shock mounting could be another
> problem area. The rear suspension looks like it was not designed to go
> around corners because the spring base is so narrow, and the shocks are
> mounted vertically as to provide little resistance to chassis roll. The
> spring rate and damping would be digressive and unresponsive to tuning
> adjustments. The upper shock mounts are pieces of angle iron without gussets
> which means lots of flexing. We can't tell what the geometry would be as you
> can't see the upper links. The springs would need to be stiffer than needed
> due to the shock mounting and still not provide a stable platform. About the
> only thing I like are the lower links. It is another way to provide
> longitudinal and lateral axle location with minimal weight and lowers the
> roll center, but may be a bad match for the rest of this suspension. A low
> roll center with a long moment arm above it and little resistance to roll
> because of the spring & shock location and I can imagine this car lifting a
> front wheel while cornering on the street. I think this car would be a
> handful. Just my two cents.
> John
> Fogelsville, PA
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 3/2/11, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Spridgets] Any thoughts on this eBay Bugeye?
> To: "Spridget list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 6:23 AM
>
> List what are your thoughts on this Bugeye? I like the suspension not the
> engine.
> *http://tinyurl.com/4gnc56z
> Ebay *190507721317
> Lin
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