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Old 05-11-2011, 09:50 AM   #258 (permalink)
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Can folks tell me if they know of any front wheel drive cars in current / recent production that have low height front suspension? Like a double wishbone / A-arm layout, that could fit in the CarBEN EV? It might be possible to fit McPherson struts in there, but I'm not sure on that, and this may have to wait until I get the shell built to see what will fit. There will probably need to be a tube steel front subframe.

Edit: The struts are typically canted back and inward, aren't they? Hmmm, that might just fit actually -- the tops of the struts would be near the lower outside corners of the windshield at the base of the 'A' pillars, I think? So, maybe McPherson struts would fit?

On the rear suspension, I'm thinking about trailing arms, with a lateral arm for stability possibly? The rear suspension needs to be slim to fit within the inner fenders I have modeled and I don't have room for a beam axle; because of the battery pack.
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