upside down Mumford linkage?
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v8250 said:
Yes, it is definitely possible to mount a Mumford above the rear axle and has been done many times. As note, the purpose of the Mumford linkage is, in fact, multi-purpose...providing excellent balanced live axle location, far better than panhard rod et al. Subject to correct rod length, linkage length and carefully planned mounting point location the roll centre and arc of movement will provide excellent mechanical stability to the back end keeping the driven rear wheels where they need to be...on the road/tarmac. One area to be careful of is the the rod lengths and having the rear suspension too stiff. It's also best to add fore/aft rod links to minimize axle yaw, but they must not compromise the Mumford linkage movement throughout its designed length.
Thank you, the rear suspension is drop link and will be polybush when I'm done with it, that should be stiff enough to reduce axle yaw. I have rough dimension scales that I'll work on and see if that works v8250 said:
The 1500TC has a dead beam axle, same as the Dolomite Sprint but without an ARB. I'd have thought a Mumford would be overkill for the 75bhp TC engine. Why not replace all the arm bushes, upgrade with adjustable coil-overs and add the Dolomite Sprint's ARB. It's all been done before.
It would be overkill for the 1.5 but I'm planning to throw a lot more horses under the hood and I want to be safe in the knowledge that I've got plenty of grip and I'm not going to roll over at the ride height I want it atv8250 said:
Okay, that makes sense. As a point of ref' I'm in the process of completing a TVR V8 conversion into an MGB Roadster with 250bhp. The back end is now IRS through a Cosworth Viscous LSD with adjustable coil-overs all round. Yes, slightly different to your FWD & rear beam axle. How much extra power/which engine are you using...noting the FWD set up.
I'm looking to put somewhere in the region of 220 bhp with the use of a supercharged MX5 1.8 and it's the RWD variant so all the power is being sent rearward sand maybe if I can rework the front spindles, I might be tempted to go AWD in the future with a North/south set up but that's way way way in the future Mr2Mike said:
v8250 said:
Yes, it is definitely possible to mount a Mumford above the rear axle and has been done many times. As note, the purpose of the Mumford linkage is, in fact, multi-purpose...providing excellent balanced live axle location, far better than panhard rod et al. Subject to correct rod length, linkage length and carefully planned mounting point location the roll centre and arc of movement will provide excellent mechanical stability to the back end keeping the driven rear wheels where they need to be...
The roll centre of a mumford linkage is the (virtual) point at which the two outer arms intersect. If you mount the linkage above the axle, then the ends of the outer arms will have to be mounted way above the axle to maintain a reasonable roll centre height. If you don't/can't do this then the Mumford linkage has no benefit over a watts linkage.Gassing Station | Suspension, Brakes & Tyres | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff