will_warne Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 You're not wrong.Will - I have some recollection of that - but couldn't remember the actual geometry of it (or if it worked!). Thanks for the lead though. Si It seemed to flex well. IIRC in the end they lost out due to a broken driveshaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Youre having a live axle after all! I reckon that you really want the front and rear flex evenly, so In my mind this setup would be less desirable because of stability. If I were you, I would build your car with de dion axles; I think that is the best solution because it will combine the advantages of both live and indi suspension. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush65 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 ...If I were you, I would build your car with de dion axles; I think that is the best solution because it will combine the advantages of both live and indi suspension.Daan Articulation of a de dion would still be limited by the allowable angle of the u-joints on the drive shafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Articulation of a de dion would still be limited by the allowable angle of the u-joints on the drive shafts. The double ''U''joints of a Unimog steering axle can transmit drive at up to 50 degrees.one of these on each end of even a relatively short driveshaft could permit considerable travel These are simply 2 ''u''joints back to back, with no built in equaliser, so the point halfway between the 2 joints must be concentric with the pivot axis of the suspension swing arms. I haven't really thought about it yet but it would probably be tricky to arrange for this at the wheel end. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Articulation of a de dion would still be limited by the allowable angle of the u-joints on the drive shafts. Yes, but the fact that the axle acts as a live axle means there is a lot of camberchange which reduces the angles of the joints. I personally dont see much benefit to get more than 13 inch myself, but thats personal preference. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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