Corse I CV joints

[Strat Fan]

I have a note that's has been on my whiteboard in the garage for 18 months that say's 16.5" shock! Why? even a 14" does 6" travel with the 1.36 ratio. I have a few sketches and thoughts to reduce the leverage ratio, bring the required spring poundages down, give the dampers and easier life and also reduce the travel - 3 droop and 2+1(bump stop) I do not want to limit droop and loose travel in roll - which is where a rear ARB may also help in this situation.



Is the engine a little high at the gearbox end or is that just the photo angle.

There are plenty of improvements that can be made to the independent rear set up, toe adjustment, damper position, geometry, travel etc etc.
I don't understand the long damper especially when its combined with the wishbone ratio.
The top wishbone is not really long enough to account for 8" of wheel movement and this amount of travel will certainly push the CV's close to their limits.
Neil had just changed his rear dampers and added a rear anti roll bar but I do not know what the dimensions and the outcome/results were.
For me the upper wishbone inner pivot on the Alfa cradle is too high on the chassis which makes the wishbone almost horizontal even at a normal ride height. The Honda cradle on yours however may well be different.
Anyway before we go off topic and reinvent the double wishbone chassis...….