Whishbone setups (1 Viewer)

[FJBen]

What are some of the pro's/con's of the wishbone setup?

I understand you can get lots of flex, but are you risking a lot of rear steer?

Why this over a triangulated 4 link, or don't do it?

Does that single mount point risk a lot of stress/breakage?

I saw this and was just wondering about it.

 

[Mace]

That suspension is odd on a buncha different levels...



Rear steer is dependant on a lot of things. But with a wishbone, it is easy to get a lot of rear steer..

It is "easier" to build than a triangulated, or doubly triangulated 4 link..

That individual mount is designed very poorly.. you have 2 things that the wishbone has to protect against.. lateral loads and rotational loads. The strongest way to load the bolt is verticaly, double shear. That way you have the metal of the joint supporting it laterally and the bolt supporting it twice (top and bottom of the joint). The way that pic shows, the rotational forces are jept at bay with the c clips on the joint and the lateral forces are kept in check by a single shear 9/16" bolt... Bout as weak as it gets with that design.

 

[Tapage]

It is "easier" to build than a triangulated, or doubly triangulated 4 link..

did you recomend triangulated 4 link over wishbone ?

 

[ats4x4dotcom]

easier to A aframe with large heim at the pivot over the diff, like an offroad racer, takes less space, travels, but need swivels in the lower arms to get full benifit, as then standard bushes work, no rebuilding johhny joint type set ups all the time.

 

[Mace]

did you recomend triangulated 4 link over wishbone ?

None are "better" than others. It really depends on what you are doing...

Personally, I like dual triangulated 4 links for rear axles myself..

 

[FJBen]

cool, I was just wondering about that setup, I hadn't seen a wishbone setup the way that one was built.

sounds like triangulated 4 link might be the way to go for the rear for me.

 

[Tapage]

None are "better" than others. It really depends on what you are doing...

Personally, I like dual triangulated 4 links for rear axles myself..

My common sense bring me the idea, that it's better share ( spread ) the forces in more point as a properly designed 4 link could do ..