So I'm in the process of swapping a ford 8.8 into my celica. And just thinking about suspension geometry. The shop that's doing it is reputable and does mostly 4x4 stuff. My main concern is since the axle tube of the 8.8 is larger in diameter, that means my control arms are going to be spaced further apart at the axle tube, yet still have the same mounting space to the chassis.
What effect will this have on handling? Could I adjust it by making the mounting brackets shorter? Thanks guys.
Dafaq? No one?
Should increase your anti-squat a bit.
Really... Now that's cool.
question is unclear. i have no idea what you mean by "my control arms are going to be spaced further apart at the axle tube". i interpret "spaced apart" to mean relative to each other, but since i don't know where the mounting tabs are located on the axle tubes (top, bottom, front, rear, somewhere in between?) i have no idea how that's going to effect your geometry.
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I think it means that, at the axle end, there will be increased vertical separation between the upper and lower control arm pivot points with this change. Chassis side points remain unchanged.
pres589 wrote: I think it means that, at the axle end, there will be increased vertical separation between the upper and lower control arm pivot points with this change. Chassis side points remain unchanged.
Correct. The mounting tabs are located on top and bottom of the axle tubes, since the ford axle tubes are larger in diameter that would separate the mounting tabs on the axle, but not at the mounting tabs for the chassis. So my arms (will) look like this (side view) <:o
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