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Author Subject: Wishbone angle
pugheaven

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Post #1
Does anyone know what angle the wishbone is on a standard ride height car?

Even though my car is as low as it can go on the coilovers it doesn't appear that the wishbone and drive shaft angle are too bad.

This pic is with the car on the ground
Posted 12th Dec 2016 at 21:37
RallyeRed

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Registered: 03 May 2016

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Post #2
That doesn't look too bad (seen much worse on other cars..) but how much suspension travel do you have? If you've got a reasonable amount I'm guessing it would look a lot different at full compression?
Posted 12th Dec 2016 at 21:44
prism7guy

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Post #3
I don't have a picture of my standard one (i'll try and remember to take one tomorrow, but it's using Peugeot springs and Bilstein B4's with the debatable wrong placing of the tab holding the damper higher in the hub carrier).

I tried measuring the pivot points over the weekend using a tape measure and i reckon the subframe mounting point is around 180mm off the ground, the balljoint pivot point appeared to be around 170mm off the ground. The distance between the pivot points looked to be 360mm.
This equates to roughly 1.6* inclination.

Don't take these measurements as gospel though, like i said it's hard getting a good accurate reading without it being on ramps or using a pit.
If the weather is alright this weekend i'll get the car on top of some bricks (front and rear, all to the same height so it's settled under its own weight and level) and try to get some more accurate measurements.

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Posted 12th Dec 2016 at 21:45

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