"Mister Win Blames People, Not Guns" (themarvelous1310)
03/04/2018 at 22:14 • Filed to: Dumb Questions, The Odd Custom
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"Mister Win Blames People, Not Guns" (themarvelous1310)
03/04/2018 at 22:14 • Filed to: Dumb Questions, The Odd Custom | 0
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Could this HiPer Strut thing work on any live axle setup ever? I have some kinda serious engineering questions, and I didn’t know who else to ask. Even if I did, I trust you guys’ judgment!
I’m looking into making an 80s El Camino into a serious 4x4,but I’m having trouble with the research end of it.
First of all, the front suspension is labeled as I.W.CS.ARB. and the rear suspension is labeled LA.LowTrailRA.CS.ARB., and I DON’T KNOW WHAT THIS SHIT MEANS! i actually looked up some Greek, and it made more sense to me than any of that!
So I said ‘okay, Easy mode K5 frame swap’ because Ive seen somebody do it to a Firebird-Ooh, let me link it!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf4PnyxFht
But THEN I went and checked some stuff online specifically about El Camino 4x4s, but of course people don’t tell you everything. Still, I learned enough to dream, and I’m thinking a Dana 60 with TTB Suspension in the front-but with a different wheel linkage, similar to the HiPer Strut Suspension posted above, so that camber could be adjusted easily and held during wheel travel.
So I looked all of THAT up and I found...
... Nothing. No info on twin-torsion beam setups outside of crazy prerunner builds, and those guys are so hung up on simplicity I don’t even think they worry about having the same exact camber problems as a pre-Nader Corvair.
So would it be possible to graft a crude, but working and stout version of the HiPer Strut suspension on a Twin Torsion Beam suspension together, and if so does this count as acopyright? I also have some great ideas for the rear suspension, but first things first.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Mister Win Blames People, Not Guns
03/04/2018 at 23:38 |
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I think you are looking beyond the mark here. Whats the goal? To build a 4x4 el camino? or a high performance 4x4 el camino? and if the latter, whats your budget? Yes you could maybe do a multilink TTB...but why? just do a D44 high pinion and concentrate on springs and damping for performance. I mean, the amount of work it would take to do a multilink TTB would be staggering and I can’t imagine the results would be very good considering the TTB is kind of a turd to start with. easiest would be short arm 3 link with panhard to locate and springs with lots of uptravel paired with shocks with multi zone damping. You would be surprised how good a well setup solid front can perform.
I Will Always Be The Honey Badger
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/05/2018 at 00:00 |
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As much as I identify with going down a crazy rabbit hole of ideas on a project, I have to agree. At some point you have to step back and consider the overall goal of the project.
Or he could go find a Cadillac Eldorado front spindle/hub. Similar GM upper/lower control arm arrangement, and built for Big-Block V8 power.
Hmmm. Now I’ve got a new hypothetical build to work on.
