Pushrod & Rocker Arm Suspension

[Tachus]

Anyone know an online place to purchase a Pushrod & Rocker arm assembly for an F1 styled suspension setup? Also, does anyone know where to find technical information related to this setup, IE: Lengths and positioning? Im having a hard time finding these parts for a good price/information on the setup.

[flynfrog]

i think you are going to have troulbe "buying" a susepnsion they have to be designed and built for a chassis there are no off the shelf suspensions that will magicly work you need to first understand why they use a push rod decide on what shocks you are using what kind of suspension reaction you want ect. ect.


read a few vehicle dynamics books
check out other peoples designs you can buy some rod ends from
http://www.aurorabearing.com/

some tubing inserts
http://www.midwestcontrol.com/catdispla ... php?pg=225

some tube
onlinemetals.com


but if you are expecting to find a bunch of random parts and them to work well together you will more than likley be disapointed

[flynfrog]

check out dpcars.net

click on the dp1 you will see how he esinged and fabricated his stuff


unless you are trying to buy parts for an already existing suspension say off of a corvtte or a mustang 2 you wont find much out there

[Tachus]

I was looking on the dp1 site and came across the atom page he had about him getting an atom. I didnt realize atoms were streat legal in America? When did this happen?

[manchild]

It would me more usefull to merge these two threads about attempt to build a race car as one because both of them concern same problem.

[flynfrog]

I was looking on the dp1 site and came across the atom page he had about him getting an atom. I didnt realize atoms were streat legal in America? When did this happen?

i belive they have been legal since they started building them

[RacingManiac]

I was looking on the dp1 site and came across the atom page he had about him getting an atom. I didnt realize atoms were streat legal in America? When did this happen?

i belive they have been legal since they started building them

Not in US...

You can import it as a kit car, seperate from its powertrain, then assemble it in the states, and classify it as a kit car, it gets by emmission requirement and less harsh safety requirement...

Same way as Ultima...

[flynfrog]

they are building them here now using ecotec engines
ill look into it if i get some free time today