Kit car suspension Vs normal car suspension

[zir786]

is there a difference in a kit car suspension and a normal road car suspension. if they both use double wishbone.

basically what i want to know is could you take a normal car double wishbone suspension and put it in a kit car or are there special ones for a kit car.

[flynfrog]

That all depends. I assume you are talking about a seven? If so most double A arm production car suspensions are too wide. Also bolting on a production car suspension negates one of the big advantages of a kit car in that you can optimize the suspension instead of dealing with what the the factory left you.

[Tim.Wright]

is there a difference in a kit car suspension and a normal road car suspension. if they both use double wishbone.

Yea, a lot of differences. In the same way that a v8 from a Corvette is different from a v8 from an F1 car.

basically what i want to know is could you take a normal car double wishbone suspension and put it in a kit car or are there special ones for a kit car.

I'd say yes to both of those. Yes, with a massive amount of effort you could probably find a double wishbone suspension from one or multiple cars that will "fit" on a kit car. And yes, there are special suspensions designed for kit cars to spare you that massive amount of effort. Have you googled Westfield, Ultima, Caterham?

[Jersey Tom]

This is so confusing. First.. if it's a kit car you're playing with, does it not HAVE control arms etc. already for the suspension? I.e. the whole thing about being a kit rather than a bare frame.

Second.. if you're trying to design a suspension (as in your other post), why are you asking about bolting in road car control arms?

Third.. a "road car suspension" isn't just a plug and play item. I can't very well take the suspension off my old '95 Wrangler and just bolt it into my '07 350z. So no, I would have no expectation that you could take control arms from your favorite car and get lucky enough to make them fit on say a Factory Five Cobra, unless as Tim states it's at extraordinary effort and luck.

I think it's best to rewind and really re-examine what it is you're trying to accomplish.

[Tim.Wright]

I can't very well take the suspension off my old '95 Wrangler and just bolt it into my '07 350z.

Not with that attitude you won't mate