olliptical spring suspension question

[willmont]

iam thinking of doing an olliptical spring suspension on the front of my car, my question is, is there any functional diffrence between a solid wish bone and a four bar kit?

will

[yorgatron]

did you mean quarter-elliptical? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Unkl Ian]

Split wishbones or 4 bar ?
With an I-beam,there is no difference.


4 bars were developed to work with tube axles.

[willmont]

iam sorry, you have to excuse me, iam not fully awake all this home works gettin to me, what i meant was if using a I beam axle with quater elliptical springs is a radius rod setup and a wish bone the same functionaly, sorry if i dont get the terms right, iam still learning : )

will

[yorgatron]

do you have this book yet? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0760309000/102-0758257-9082543?v=glance if not you should get it.it will answer most of the questions you have when the hamb is clogged up with stupid bullshit drama,like it is lately.

[willmont]

i have the one titled how to build a traditional ford model A hot rod, is it the same? its same author

will

[Ragtop]

If you'r using 1/4 eliptical springs the spring can act as one of the bars. If youre using a transverse spring that's different from a 1/4 eliptic. Best bet is to read everything you can about the subject.