Audacity's Suspension Components

WannabeRacer · Post by **WannabeRacer** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:40 pm

why is a rear sway bar pointless? enlighten me.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:52 pm

the rear suspension on a lanos is a semi-independant compound link... it's a trailing arm suspension but both sides are connected by the same cental pivot (the large bar across the rear).

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:36 pm

any way to make it fully independant?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:02 am

yes... but it's not worth it unless you intend on racing it

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:06 am

what car do you ues parts from, or is it all aftermarket?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:09 am

you'd have to do it by hand... make individual a-arms and tie them into the chassis.

trust me, it's more effort than it's worth for street driving

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:11 am

yeah i bet, thanks for the info, and sorry to hijack

WannabeRacer · Post by **WannabeRacer** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:49 am

so other than springs and shocks what is commonly done to the rear suspension to make the car rotate better at the limit?

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:51 am

WannabeRacer wrote:so other than springs and shocks what is commonly done to the rear suspension to make the car rotate better at the limit?

strut bars

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:52 am

camber shims too

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:52 am

for every day driving?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:55 am

depends on how you align everything

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:57 am

but cant that eat through your tires faster?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:09 am

optimum is 1/2 degree of negative camber. lord knows what stock is

the other thing is that the shims can be used in basically the same method to induce toe in or out... which DRASTICALLY changes handlling. tire wear can be minimal if you do everything properly... so if you did shims i would have a shop align it for you when you did it

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:05 pm

Can you tell me more about the traction bar? Would it get in the way with anything I have?

Im gonna measure the struts in a couple days since its obvious no1 else will at suzuki-forums