rubin Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Easy question, what is the best suspension setup? The reason I'm asking is I see that most manufacturers use a link system in the back instead of SLA (audi, nissan 240sx, skyline). I always thought that SLA is the best suspension setup. It seems that a SLA system would fit just as well as a link sustem. So are there benefits to a link setup that I'm not seeing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Best suspension setup for what type of driving and what car, engine, transmission, etc? I can't help but others will ask this so you might as well answer now;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boodlefoof Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Not an easy question at all. As stated above, lots of variables... What do you want the car to do, what sort of weight distribution on the car, do you have any design constraints, etc? Also, a well-designed "old-tech" setup (leaf springs for example) can work much better than a poorly designed "better" suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubin Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 ok so is this a fair assumption? double wishbone is for more or less race cars (or race inspired cars) and a multi link setup can be tuned for confort easier and is used on road cars mostly because of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabeD1 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 not really, Double wishbone is used on racing cars because of the adjustability, favorable negative camber gain under compression, and lack of toe change over the range of suspension travel as compared with other suspensions like semi trailing arms. Ride comfort is more dependent on reducing vibrations being transmitted to the driver or passengers from the bumps in the road. Comfort is greatly improved with chassis stiffening, sound deadening, new rubber bushings, large sidewalled tires, softer springs, etc... Every suspension is a compromise of performance, cost and space available. for example, macstruts that are used in the Z are a simple design that is cheap and fits in small areas. good for an inexpensive, small, sporty car. Double wishbones have more parts so they are more expensive to produce and require more space, so you will see them on higher end sportscars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buZy Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I think the best set up for a Z would fully adjustable, within the realm of a Z car. Every ride and expectation is different. I can't wait till mine all adjustable. Stay tuned! hehe:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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