Tuscan V6 rear suspension

[lukebryan]

I don't know if this topic has been discussed.......if it has then please feel free to direct me to the thread.
I was looking at the two rear shocks on a Tuscan V6 and see there is only one spring......which is the norm.
To my inexperienced eye it looks imbalanced and wondered whether putting two springs on with half the rating would improove the balance and subsequently the handling of the car.
Any thoughts from the powers that be ?

[Slow M]

http://www.pistonheads.com/Gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Hope it helps.

Best,
B.

[heightswitch]

2 x springs per side equals half your spring rate.

But cars with 2 x 1/2 spring rated cars always feel stiffer for complex reasons relating to physics and coefficients of friction etc

much has been said on twin spring versus single spring and both solutions have merit for different appllications The best spring position is the leading damper and not the trailing as per the original vixen S2.

180 - 200lb all round on a vixen is a good starting point for fast road

If you are slim and have no friends, travel alone etc then stay softer.
If you are a popular fat bd with handbrake in tow then err on a little heavier

If you want std feel then anywhere around 170lb is ok..

The easy solution to your problem would be to ring Steve or Adrian and ask them to supply you with springs and dampers and corresponding pivot rod which you need to swap on S3 cars to run a twin set up.

N.