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C3 diff/axles
metalhead:
Ok, thanks. Might take a look inside the diff, given everything is out anyway. I know the axles themselves aren't the issue, but some things I read said that the side yokes on/in the diff weren't properly hardened in late 70s c3s and are commonly worn resulting in this play? Dunno, will have to open it up and have a look I suppose.
metalhead:
Just looked at the ridetech link. Are you running it? It's certainly looks like nice gear. The extra space for wider tyres is useful, and the coilovers would offer better tuning ability, along with a better shock location in this instance (located rearward on trailing arm, so will see a greater amount of travel against a given suspension movement). But I find it interesting that the lower arms and trailing arms look very similar in geometry and function to stock, and it still relies on the half shafts for location. Im curious how much actual performance advantage it offers over a good leaf spring, bilstein shocks and good poly bushes etc? I'm interested in your thoughts. Certainly the ridetech setup would allow more and much easier adjustment, and that's a big advantage in itself.
metalhead:
Doing some math :banghead:, seems even the worse side would result in a camber change of less than 0.25 degrees, which initially doesn't seem a lot, but on the other hand, half a degree change in camber can make a significant difference to handling and/or tyre wear, so... Dunno. Anyone done or had done this work before?
bfit:
Yes I run this set up in one of my cars .
And yes the basics are the same as the original,
The trailing arm is manufactured along the lines of a Webster truss
Deflection in the trailing arm is minimal.
The advantage is in the coil over being fitted at the optimal angle .
I'll have something to compare against after the leadfoot Next month.
I'll let you know
Bfit
metalhead:
Cool, I'll be interested to hear! :drag:
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