rear suspension design help needed

[wedged]

not that I had any plans of doing anything like this, but what do you think ?

http://www.jimmeyerracing.com/pickup..._subframe.html





"The Jim Meyer Racing Products adjustable low-roll-center Panhard bar, that mounts behind the rear axle housing, is also parallel with the centerline of the housing and uses the same multi-hole bracket at the housing that holds the shockwave air spring or coilover shocks. This allows you to tune the track bar, up-or-down at the housing, for the handling you like best. The front swivel, at the forward thru-frame crossmember, allows the entire housing, suspension and Panhard bar to stay level with the pavement while the body and chassis rolls around corners and during launching off the line. Handling and cornering will be vastly improved with our thru-frame antisway bar and Low Roll-Center Panhard bar and a set of ShockWave Air springs. "


I can't comprehend how the bold part is physically possible.

[Motorcitydak]

What about a satchell link? 4 bar system, straight uppers and triangulated lower links, no track bar to deal with. Gives you a really nice and low roll center and easy packaging seeing your predicament.

[wedged]

Originally Posted by wedged

"The Jim Meyer Racing Products adjustable low-roll-center Panhard bar, that mounts behind the rear axle housing, is also parallel with the centerline of the housing "

I just realized that there must be some new definition of "parallel" that I have not found yet.

I don't think that the satchell link has any packaging advantage over the traditional triangulated 4 link in my situation, but feel free to add ideas. So far there's a good amount of info here for applications that aren't restricted by stock sheet metal.

[ccracin]

Treat this design like the sun. If you must look at it, look very quickly and then turn away even quicker!

[wedged]