Best series ive watched in a while in regards to the information and explainations. Shame about the files on the rear setup. A video about that would be awesome, maybe a bit about single vs double triangulation aswell
I've been hanging out for the next vid and you didn't disappoint. Great video! Bump steer is the biggest issue in my cruiser and now I know what I'm looking for in the geometry.
Always so many questions after one of your videos 😂 Firstly, could you have lifted the diff end to raise your roll centre? Secondly, did you consider a triangulated 3 link to raise your roll centre and reduce flex steer? And now i cant remember my other 2 questions. Haha Anyway, loving the build. Cant wait to see more.
I couldn’t raise the panhard mount on the diff, because already at full uptravel the panhard will potentially foul on the chassis when flexing. Although I would have liked to! For simplicity I didn’t want a 3 link in the front, with long flat radius arms at ride height there will be little to no wheelbase change through their full range, so should be fine there.
Absolutely loving the series! Just had a question with the angles you have designed for the panhard/steering link, because both are parrallel not just to eachother but also almost parallel with the ground, does that mean you suspension will have less ability to compress? Ie if you hit a bump at speed your suspension would compress a smaller amount compared to a setup that the panhard and steering link were further from parallel with the ground (while still being parallel to eachother)? I hope I've worded this correctly and it makes sense Please keep the technical information coming as well, this is awesome!
Yeah I understand what you’re asking. No it doesn’t, they can swing up past horizontal without any ill effects. (As long as there’s nothing above to hit them lol) The benefit of them being flat and also having similar up and down travel, means the diff doesn’t move side to side very much in its full range, vs starting on like a 40 degree angle and then dropping the diff 6 inches it’ll swing across the car quite a lot!
Great videos mat very detailed, awesome build very keen. My question is how do you get something like this engineered? If I was to go coil conversion can I weld everything together myself in my shed and then get it checked over?
Speak to an engineer before you start doing anything, go through it all with them so whatever you plan on doing they’re okay with, how they want it done etc. then it’ll be a lot easier at the end of the
I'm just here to say that right handed people don't know how hard it is for left handed people to write on a whiteboard without rubbing it out as you go lol
Fitting a watts link in the front would be a nightmare with all the extra things moving around. Would be especially difficult to minimise bump steer as it would move in a different line to the steering arm.
@mattkinsela ah yep cool was allways curious why they went pan hard rather then 3 link systems or watts link. So that also why j arms are used on leafs
@mattkinsela yeah but that's how I get excitement in the city, what way will be go this time. The torque rod is needed due to the lux's having rear shackles which is why front shackles was a thing.
Man the technicals are great to get a good understanding of whats going on and why. Awesome stuff. Keep it coming.
Thanks mate. Will do!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Matt, it takes time to prep a vid and talk us through all that's going on, appreciate your efforts.
Thanks mate! Keeps me busy late at night at home that’s for sure 😂
Heck yea!! Another kicker episode. Especially sharing all your knowledge too
Thanks for watching!
Best series ive watched in a while in regards to the information and explainations. Shame about the files on the rear setup. A video about that would be awesome, maybe a bit about single vs double triangulation aswell
Yeah will definitely go through it in an episode there’s been heaps of people asking about it
I love watching and learning this stuff. Thanks for the effort you put in.
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you!!!
I've been hanging out for the next vid and you didn't disappoint. Great video! Bump steer is the biggest issue in my cruiser and now I know what I'm looking for in the geometry.
Awesome man! Been sitting on it for a few weeks. Wasn’t sure how to tie it all together, but got there in the end!
Great video mate. Learned heaps just by watching this one.
Glad to hear mate, plenty more to come
Love your work mate. Very well done.
Cheers
That's bloody awesome matt !!!!
Thanks jack
Great vid mate loving the content 🍻💯
Legend!
Awesome vid bro!
Thanks mate
Always so many questions after one of your videos 😂
Firstly, could you have lifted the diff end to raise your roll centre?
Secondly, did you consider a triangulated 3 link to raise your roll centre and reduce flex steer?
And now i cant remember my other 2 questions. Haha
Anyway, loving the build. Cant wait to see more.
I couldn’t raise the panhard mount on the diff, because already at full uptravel the panhard will potentially foul on the chassis when flexing. Although I would have liked to!
For simplicity I didn’t want a 3 link in the front, with long flat radius arms at ride height there will be little to no wheelbase change through their full range, so should be fine there.
Looking good Matt 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Absolutely loving the series! Just had a question with the angles you have designed for the panhard/steering link, because both are parrallel not just to eachother but also almost parallel with the ground, does that mean you suspension will have less ability to compress? Ie if you hit a bump at speed your suspension would compress a smaller amount compared to a setup that the panhard and steering link were further from parallel with the ground (while still being parallel to eachother)? I hope I've worded this correctly and it makes sense
Please keep the technical information coming as well, this is awesome!
Yeah I understand what you’re asking. No it doesn’t, they can swing up past horizontal without any ill effects. (As long as there’s nothing above to hit them lol)
The benefit of them being flat and also having similar up and down travel, means the diff doesn’t move side to side very much in its full range, vs starting on like a 40 degree angle and then dropping the diff 6 inches it’ll swing across the car quite a lot!
Great videos mat very detailed, awesome build very keen.
My question is how do you get something like this engineered? If I was to go coil conversion can I weld everything together myself in my shed and then get it checked over?
Speak to an engineer before you start doing anything, go through it all with them so whatever you plan on doing they’re okay with, how they want it done etc. then it’ll be a lot easier at the end of the
I'm just here to say that right handed people don't know how hard it is for left handed people to write on a whiteboard without rubbing it out as you go lol
Hahaha or smudging the paper when you write with a pen that leaves like a wet residue behind
When people say the panhard should be set at half travel, is this more for a road car? Another great vid.
I suppose being set level at half travel gives it the smallest side shift through its range, probably a good option for the rear
How will this be engineered/ registered as a range rover with a body swap or land cruiser with a chassis swap?
Range Rover with body swap, as it keeps the vin on the chassis
Nice, did you think about going watts linkage?
Fitting a watts link in the front would be a nightmare with all the extra things moving around. Would be especially difficult to minimise bump steer as it would move in a different line to the steering arm.
mungbean84 is right, the watts link keeps the diff central through its travel, which isn’t what we want with the steering linkage working in an arc
@mattkinsela ah yep cool was allways curious why they went pan hard rather then 3 link systems or watts link.
So that also why j arms are used on leafs
@@Bigcountry_littlelegs sure is and the torque rod is kinda like a tiny panhard, if you take it out and brake she steers off the road haha
@mattkinsela yeah but that's how I get excitement in the city, what way will be go this time.
The torque rod is needed due to the lux's having rear shackles which is why front shackles was a thing.
Well done spelling parallel without spell check
Did I get it right?! 😂
@@mattkinsela I think so
@@mattkinsela 🤣