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b00sted
I know the axles can be a problem, but that's typically only in modified cobras(450+ bhp) with sticky tires. Not sure how they'd fair off-road with 200bhp?
Lengthening the links on the factory suspension seems like it would be a bit tricky. The upper links basically mount against the vertical part of the floor(where your calves would be if sitting in the factory back seat). So that would have to get cut out, and some sort of tubular mount would need to be built, and it would end up basically right inside the main hoop.
The lowers mount right below where the main hoop attaches on the floor, typically. So moving those forward wouldn't be TOO hard.
Seems like quite a bit of work though. I was hoping I could get away with a relatively 'simple' setup. Modding shock towers to accept coil-overs is one thing...Redesigning the rear suspension completely is another.
It's just making some skinny boxes and slicing a slot in the floor, simple well establish stuff to make the car not steering from the axle getting pushed and pulleed as short links do the tight arcs.
Hardly "redesigning completely"...
Beer-swiling lager-lout English have been doing it for 40 years somehow, we ought to be able to with all the cheap parts from circle track joints.
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