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freebeard · 02-02-2013, 01:45 AM

The moving parts are pretty much the same, but instead of a de-mountable beam assembly, the torsion bars are carried in the monocoque itself.

But maybe a single vertical A-frame (not A-arm) would do the trick.

I think the 911 has the torsion bars running fore-and-aft.

02-02-2013, 01:45 AM	#229 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,522 Thanks: 8,074 Thanked 8,870 Times in 7,322 Posts	The moving parts are pretty much the same, but instead of a de-mountable beam assembly, the torsion bars are carried in the monocoque itself. But maybe a single vertical A-frame (not A-arm) would do the trick. I think the 911 has the torsion bars running fore-and-aft.