Track Suspension

[Loren]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

You will need more than the useless rear shock bushing brace if you go with a coilover setup on the rear shocks.

you could groove the rear shocks and run compression rings for coilover sleeves. That is what I run on my Cobra in the rear.

With a stiff rear sway bar and coilovers you could punch right through the upper shockmount. You would at least need delrin upper bushings and possibly weld or bolt on a steel plate for reinforcement.

Yeah, I was thinking the same sort of thing. That upper mount wasn't made to carry any weight. Even putting in a reinforcement at the top could just be moving the weak point to lower on the tower where something else will bend or break under fatigue. Now, if the car had a full rollcage and you could tie into that... that could work.

[kngrsll]

Originally Posted by Loren

Yeah, I was thinking the same sort of thing. That upper mount wasn't made to carry any weight. Even putting in a reinforcement at the top could just be moving the weak point to lower on the tower where something else will bend or break under fatigue. Now, if the car had a full rollcage and you could tie into that... that could work.

sounds like a great excuse to me :rofl:

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by Loren

Yeah, I was thinking the same sort of thing. That upper mount wasn't made to carry any weight. Even putting in a reinforcement at the top could just be moving the weak point to lower on the tower where something else will bend or break under fatigue. Now, if the car had a full rollcage and you could tie into that... that could work.

Yea.. the shock mount might need to be boxed in completely. If I was going this route, that is what I would do.