Suspension bits..
I found these wheels online on a vintage wheel website, and chose them because they're a bit different, and I thought they would compliment the looks of the car without overwhelming it or looking too 'blingy'
.. They're 13x6, and have an old-school unilug pattern... I'll be using hub rings (54.1x73.1) to keep them true..
For the last 6 months I had myself convinced that I would be using Datsun 240/260 strut suspension under this car.. What looked possible on paper soon proved to be impossible in real life.. there is no way the struts would fit up under the bodywork, even sectioning the struts and using shorter VW rabbit inserts was still too long.. Soooo, back to the tried and true Miata uprights.. One slight variation is I'll be making custom control arms as they'll need to be very short, and I'll be using a bellcrank design to keep the shock height low enough to stay under the tiny body..
Finally, I've selected a 96-05 Rav4 center chunk as it's tiny, it has a 2.93 ratio, and is available as a locker.. I had one shipped to me, but it had a bent axle flange (someone dropped it), and once I opened it up I found out it was not a locker-- sent it back, and I'm on the hunt for another one now..
--ccrunner
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Dean
1972 Honda N600 Restomod "ccrunner's N600 VFR800 repower"
1963 Volvo P1800 Restomod
http://locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=163091959 Berkeley SE492 Restomod...
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=19397"ccrunner's 1960 MGA coupe Restomod" found on MGExp.com