Graham Sewell Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 As most of you know, my live axle car has the de-dion style double wishbone front suspension. I am also heading to Freestyle tomorrow to have their spring/damper/ARB setup fitted. As such, it is an ideal opportunity to get the suspension geometry set up. However, should I use the original live axle settings of those for the de-dion? For those who are interested, the factory recommendations were: live axle de-dion toe-in 0'0" 0'20" +/- 0'10" camber 0'30 to 1'0" neg 1'0" +/- 0'15" neg castor 5'0" to 7'30" 3'30" +/- 1'0" I am guessing that as the castor angle cannot be changed on the live axle chassis (no clearance for washers), that I choose the setting based on that, or should I go for a compromise as the camber settings overlap and the toe-in could be set to the min for the de-dion and not be too far out either way? Or should I ignore these settings and use something else? Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Edited by - Graham Sewell on 21 Nov 2002 08:27:47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted November 21, 2002 Author Share Posted November 21, 2002 Sorry about this, but back to the top as I need an answer in the next 5 hours! Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Graham, I have the de-dion top wishbone on a live axle car. I set toe in to neutral, working on the theory if it was set neutral I could adjust as necessary. I've left it netural and its fine. I run 1.5 degs neg camber, thats with 21's 185 70's. I have used this setup for well over a year and everything handles fine Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Out of interest, can Freestyle supply rear dampers and springs for a live axle? I'm seriously considering a live axle car and converting the front end to de Dion. Have either of you converted your cars or were they ordered specially as such. I'd appreciate any insight you can offer 😬! Cheers! Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted November 21, 2002 Author Share Posted November 21, 2002 My car was converted 4 years ago (at 3 years old) and Freestyle are supplying the springs/dampers for both ends of this hybrid. Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Could I perchance enquire as to the cost of the full set of springs / dampers? Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted November 21, 2002 Author Share Posted November 21, 2002 The list price on their web site is £395 for a road configuration plus £150 for the ARB + fitting. All price inc VAT Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 I wasn't sure if that price was just for the front dampers, or for a de Dion 😳. Not bad value then 😬! Thanks ! Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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