1970_1200_Herald Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hello,I am re-building a scrapper from the chassis up and I would like to know if anyone out there has ever successfully fabricated independent rear shocks onto a Herald/Vitesse?Any pictures would be a great help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I'm not really sure what you mean by that - which aspects of the current system are you looking to eliminate?There are virtually off-the-shelf Triumph setups which eliminate the swing axle, while there have been occasional radical attempts to use coilover spring/damper units in place of the existing spring arrangement. Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1970_1200_Herald Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Bill,I am erring towards the radical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Not an easy task…….Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1970_1200_Herald Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Are there any pictures or threads for previous attempts? I'd quite like not to make any mistakes which have already been tried before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herald948 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Well, there's always this as one possibility, although it makes almost no sense to me (especially for the price) and -- despite the description -- it's no more a "true" independent suspension than what's there now:http://prirace.com/page/triumph-spitfire-independent-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Maybe give something like this a nudge http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/forum10/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1258933165/s-all/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 8425 wrote:I am erring towards the radical.The PRI system Andy shows, pointless though it seems to me, is about as far as you can go without seriously hacking into the chassis and getting well into IVA territory. If you're happy going that route, then the linked thread from GT6 shows a far more purposeful installation,Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1970_1200_Herald Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hmm, that kit for the Spitfire seems like a lot of effort for no real return. I like the GT6 work, but it looks a little busy. The link below shows a TR4 modified chassis with a Ford rear axle, I like the simplicity and the lookhttp://www.britishv8.org/articles/fastcars-tr6-frame.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Perhaps you need to look at what the Standard Gazelles ended up as in India.Live axle from a Toledo grafted under a Herald Chassis.Very simple!CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I did consider changing to rear axle set-up to a deDion type of arrangement as it keeps the wheels parallel with less un-sprung weight than a live axle. (Updating to a design from about 1900)Anyone tried this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Rotoflex rear from a Vitesse or GT6 with CV shafts is about the best available without radical mods. Some variations possible with MGF/R100 vertical links.There are a couple of lengthy threads on this subject on the Sideways forum and I'll hunt them down and link them - later.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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