Rear Suspension Options for 66 Nova

[6'9"Witha69]

Don, you say the truckarm design is "gay".

I am new to suspension design and theory, how can I tell if my rear suspension is "gay"? Will I sense it? Will it just appear too neat, or rust to a pinkish color? Will it shy away from the track and prefer shows?

It means you will not have traction as it will want to dance around . . .
"Gaydar" helps determine this.




This sounds like someone who hates NASCAR and subsequently everything about it w/o a real foundation for not liking the design. Is it an old design, Yes. Are there better, Yes. Is it a good suspension design for some people, Yes!

[DonQuehotey]

I wouldnt say that I "hate" nascar but I do think it is fairly boring. A 63-72 Chevrolet rear suspension is definitely better than some other options but to turn around and say its the bomb because it is used in NASCAR... has about the same validity as saying go with a carb instead of EFI ,cause they do it in NASCAR means its better! AGAIN... under a truck for which it was designed for is a descent route to go and there really is no reason to change it out unless you are going to get serious. But if you are planning on building something serious and you are debating a truck arm suspension versus a tunable four link.... you need to have your melon checked.

[baz67]

Don,

It seems like you have some knowledge of suspension. I am sure you will be able to help some of us here. However, if you do a search on the truck arm you will notice that it has been debated at length. The conclusion was that a properly designed link style suspension will outperform a TA. Since you are anti-truck arm, what tech, not opinion, do you have to support your statement. I am sure it would be helpful to all.

[trackrat79]

If truck arms are infearior why is it the only negative thing that popular hot rodding could come up with in the current issue is the weight. My friend just showed me the issue with the orange cuda in it, they gave pros and cons for every suspension style out there and the only con they could come up with is the un sprung weight of a TA style setup. Since I am willing to try just about anything I am gona try to fix that issue for my truck. Yes I agree neccar has become politicaly corect and boring but a suspension setup that can put 900 hp in a 3600 pound car to the ground and still turn pretty damb well is good enough for me.