SUSPENSION

GOALS: Spring Calculations

v Comfort , Contact , Control.
v To minimize Bump steer effect &camber adjustability
● Maximum Load ● 2200 N
in bumps. ● Spring constant ● 14.7
Suspension design parameters: N/mm
● Free length ● 250 mm
● Damper eye to ● 330 mm
● Track width ● 1099 eye
mm ● Solid length ● 96 mm
● Wheel base ● 1465 ● Active coils ● 10.5
mm ● Coil mean ● 8 mm
● Centre of ● 266.7 diameter
Front / Rear suspension:
gravity(height) mm Roll Center:
v Double Wish bone
● Spring diameter ● 64 mm Chassis rolls about roll axis in a corner depends
● Ride height ● 800 mm
Motion ratio = 0.797 on the position of roll axis relative to the cars CG.
Front roll center = 8.22 mm
Motion ratio
Advantages : = 0.797 Rear roll center =99.933 mm
v Easy to work out
● Upper ● Lower
v Kinematics of suspension
arm arm Wheel Allignment:
can be turned easily.
● Fron ● 311 ● 307 v Camber = -3 deg
v Wheel motion can be
t v Caster = 5 deg
Rear ● 319 optimized
v Toe-in
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