Alrighty - got some pictures to start this Peugeot thread off with:
sad pic of the car(s) in question - 86' 505 GL-Turbo (factory stripper built for SCCA competition in the 80's)
1pc strut mounted in car
view looking at the back of the strut (rear steer rack)
view looking at the suspension from the front
existing tire to strut clearance (6" wheel, 195-60-15 tire)
top view of the rear IRS
top view pic showing the torque tube mount on the diff. (motor, tranny, and diff are rigidly mounted together)
side view of rear suspension sub frame
For reference - here's the newer 2pc strut front suspension
close up of the back of 2pc strut
That should give you a quick idea of the suspension I'm working with. Current issues are that the factory alloys are very soft and not suitable for rally. They're also too narrow for decent tarmac performance, The 2pc strut has a little less strut tire clearance, and is really rare where I live as it was only offered on 88' and 89' Peugeot's. The lower 1pc a-arm seems like a nicer set up, but they are wider than the older a-arm - so using the 1pc strut with them would give some crazy camber... (But might be perfect with the offset thingies)
Lots of info - so ask away if you have any questions. I'll disassemble and dimension the strut hopefully tonight.
Rabin
Edited to get the g'damn photos to work!
Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2008 12:12PM by bean.