[Tigers] Anyone built a 4 link rear suspension for their tiger?

[Larry Mayfield]

Hmmm, a comment maybe on terminology.  Where I came from, a 4 link set up
had brackets where the rod ends couple be alternatively placed to change
things like the roll centers, and so forth. The bars were  not parallel at
all and indeed the 4 link on my LSR car has the bars at an angle to each
other, but in a line going forward. A 4 bar set up is a parallel system
where there is only one way to connect the bars and they form a parallel
system of linkages. And either case may have the upper links in a triangular
manner. I have seen them such that the upper link is a single link
connecting to either the chassis forward of the diff or vice versa the
single link connecting to the  diff with the two other legs attached to the
forward chassis points. 

 

Nothing of what anyone has said is wrong, just I am old and dumb and need
some guidance on what exactly is being mentioned and to hopefully have us
all on the same page.  The MG set up is to me a 4 bar system with only one
set of bracket holes to attach the links.  Looks good but no way to change
the characteristics of the suspension system other than changing the pinion
angle by lengthening the upper or lower bars lengths. 

 

If anyone is in doubt then take a look at say art Morrison catalog and see
the different kinds of set ups.  

 

And the suspensions with the angled pair of links to the center or outbound
ie not parallel with the other pair of links is a good way to get
articulation and also to eliminate the need for a Panhard (and it ain't Pan
Hard) bar, watts linkage, or diagonal bar to locate the rear end laterally. 

 

It is ok to shout at me.

 

Mayf

 

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From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of daniel
doornbos via Tigers
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 2:36 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Anyone built a 4 link rear suspension for their tiger?

 

Based on Theo's reply I got completely distracted this afternoon.   I hadn't
given the 4 link any thought.  But with where the car is and that I'm
ordering a custom rear end maybe this isn't all that complicated.  Have
others done this?

 

Here is an MGB kit as an example

http://www.classicconversionseng.com/MGB-4-Link-Rear-Suspension.htm

http://www.britishv8.org/articles/mgb-4-link-rear-suspension.htm

 

Page with a 66 sunbeam minx 4 link.   This one is interesting because the
upper angled arms are at the same elevation as the housing (not above)
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?s=f05cbc07402be567bdae8685
b14ecf78
<http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?s=f05cbc07402be567bdae868
5b14ecf78&t=332026&page=97> &t=332026&page=97

 

here is a generic kit.
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Universal-Heavy-Duty-Parallel-4-Link
-Rear-Suspension-Kit,8984.html

 

maybe template and have your own brackets cut out?  I'm curious if anyone
has done this and is there any shared learning for me to take advantage of
from someone else's hard work and experiments?

 

thanks

dan

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