radical rear suspension mod...need lots of feedback

NavyFord18 · 07-30-2004, 04:33 AM

I have a radical idea for a sweet rear suspension for a RX-8 and i need feedback, any feedback. I was thinking of buying 2 old sport bikes (same make, model, year) from a junkyard, ripping out the engine, dressing them up, cutting them in half, and putting the back half on the back of the firebird. I wanted a sportbike that had a hinged back end. Mine thought was, you know how when ever a sport bike takes off from idle, how it flatten's out, putting alot of traction on the back tires, I thought that would work for this, maybe in combo with a airfoil or wing. Plus, would that just look cool, 2 motorcycle style tires sticking out of the back of a firebird. anyway, tell want you think, even if it suck's and I have no right to even be around a car. I was also thinking of hinging it, attaching it to the front wheels, and basically getting a motorcycle stye benifit on cornering, improving a RX-8's already sweet turning control. I know this all sounds up in the air kind of thing, but I wanted to get a broad range of input before blowing the money. Thanx

D3rELiC · 07-30-2004, 02:35 PM

an rx8 has double wishbones on every corner, this is the same suspension style used in F1 and in almost every racecar. this doublewishbones setup makes the wheel perpendicular to the ground regardless of the spring/shock compression, wish is what you want in a car since its sitting on 4 wheels. since bikes only have 2 wheels, and the wheels they are using can provide a contact patch even when the bike is inclined by 70 degres, this is not what you'd like you car's wheel to do. i dont think this would be considered as an upgrade.

check out how T-rex are built, might give you some better idea or i dont know. those are the 3 wheeler with a sportbike engine.

NavyFord18 · 07-30-2004, 05:35 PM

thanx for the heads up on the t-rex. but I can't find any info on how it works. can ya help me out, please?

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