Satchell type suspension help

[boodlefoof]

Please do post back with what you come up with. I took a look at that Jag on Corner Carvers before as well and it looked great. I've never tried my hand at suspension software so before taking the plunge and putting something in my Camaro I'd have to verse myself with it.

Before actually building a rear suspension setup like this for the car, I had planned to make a miniature version and putting it in a go-kart to get a feel for it. Lower arms coming in at 45 degrees or so and being as long as possible.

Question...

I've been under the impression that the longer the arms the better... but if the angled arms come in at 45 degrees the length of the arms is limited by the width of the rear... Is it better to sacrifice some of the angle (say go to 35 degrees) to get more length? If so, how much will lateral stability suffer and will a panhard be required?



Thanks, I'm trying to get my brain around it too!