Adjustable Rear Suspension

[JERMzSS]

In for awesome control arms lol

 

[Bruce]

Very interested in this piece.

 

[wspec_racing]

Any updates on this piece? If you are still going to make this I am very interested and I would like to also request that you make it to accept a second caliper since it is a scratch design anyway, I have been wanting to switch to a hydro brake with a lockout in lieu of an ebrake.

 

[Ross]

Ccannx took the rear suspension in his own direction. Nice work!

 

[Fozda]

Ccannx took the rear suspension in his own direction. Nice work!

That is excellent stuff but I'd imagine a bolt on control arm solution would be preferred by just about everybody, including me.

 

[Classy]

I would most definitely want it, I am a big fan of it being re-engineered for rwd

 

[Lonny]

I finished the first design last night and made dxf files. Adam is sending them to the laser cutting shop today.

We are also sending dxf files for a new front suspension design to be tested.

I will post more about it after we test the prototypes.

 

[ccannx]

Ccannx took the rear suspension in his own direction. Nice work!

It works well actually great but I still have minimal bumpsteer that is being controlled with suspension travel. DF's solution looks like it will eliminate all bumpsteer I'm looking forward to bolting it onto my kit !

 

[dastrups]

Also interested in purchasing once available.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

I finished the first design last night and made dxf files. Adam is sending them to the laser cutting shop today.

We are also sending dxf files for a new front suspension design to be tested.

I will post more about it after we test the prototypes.

Lonny, will the next generation front suspension be backward compatible with the current frame mounting locations?

 

[Lonny]

Lonny, will the next generation front suspension be backward compatible with the current frame mounting locations?

Yes.

 

[dastrups]

It would be nice if DF could make the rear control arms out of chromoly tube that is fully adjustable like ZZP makes for the LSJ cars.

Nuker-

Do you know if these ZZP chromoly tube lower control arms would work for the goblin? On an LNF?

 

[Goblin Graber]

Do you know if these ZZP chromoly tube lower control arms would work for the goblin? On an LNF?

From ZZP’s site:
Works on all LE5 and LSJ vehicles. Does not work on the LNF.
Revised 8-3-12.
I think the ball joint is different on LNF cars

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

The LNF ball joint has a larger diameter stub (0.805 versus 0.750) that fits into the bottom of the hub uprights. It may be possible to replace the ball joint on the ZZP arms to the larger stub shaft to work on the LNF. Unless ZZP has sourced a proprietary ball joint that is not the same mounting dimensions as the stock ball joints.

 

[Goblin Graber]

The LNF ball joint has a larger diameter stub (0.805 versus 0.750) that fits into the bottom of the hub uprights. It may be possible to replace the ball joint on the ZZP arms to the larger stub shaft to work on the LNF. Unless ZZP has sourced a proprietary ball joint that is not the same mounting dimensions as the stock ball joints.

Do you know if you can use a turbo car wheel bearing in a non turbo knuckle? My donor had a broken knuckle and I got one from LKQ for $35

If so what’s another $70 for knuckles when you’re buying those BA expensive control arms?

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Not 100% certain the outer diameters of the bearing housing are the same between the turbo and non-turbo hubs. Someone else on the forum may have this information.

 

[Classy]

Worst case scenario, you could just drill out the ball joint hole to accept the bigger ball joint

 

[ATMironov]

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[SmsDetroit]

Maybe I’ll get lucky and Lonny will want to send these out with some new kits for“testing”

 

[Towerdog]

Maybe I’ll get lucky and Lonny will want to send these out with some new kits for“testing”

I'm good with that!!...