[Russ Noble]

And here's how it all looks bolted in place.

I wanted to get to this stage so I could measure the actual motion ratios front and rear and calculate spring rates. I needed to do that before I could order the shocks and the valving required and the springs.

Whilst having different wheel rates front and rear, it is possible to design the suspension so that the same spec shocks and springs can be used at either end. The bonus is that I only had to order one spare shock which will work equally well front or rear. I have ordered five 8212 series Konis from Gordon Levy. The theory is that I'm only going to knock one corner off at a time..... This could be a flawed theory! But if I take out more than one corner in any one incident, I doubt we'd be going for the next race anyway!

The four springs, all identical, are being made to my specification here in Christchurch by Chamberlain Springs.

The following pics show a bar bolted to a spacer on the front upright. The bottom of the bar represents the mid point of the bottom of the wheel. The chassis is sitting with maximum droop ground clearance, and incremental one inch spacer blocks are placed under the bar to simulate suspension movements every inch up to full bump. The shock length is recorded and the motion ratios calculated. The overall motion ratio is used to determine springs and shock valving but I wanted to check it incrementally to see how it changed over the range.

In the pics the suspension is sitting as it will at race ride height.