Re: Spring/Shock Combo's

[Don Hoefer <hoefer@eng.pko.dec.com>]

Huw, et al,

> I thought the rear suspension positioning of the coupe just depended on
> those trailing arm thingies and the panhard rod - there are no real
> struts per se, just shock absorbers.  My point being... bracing the top
> of them wouldn't do much because they don't control the position of the
> rear tires the way the front struts do at the other end.

Huw is correct here.  There is no rigidity in the shock/spring rear
struts.  The rear wheels are positioned by the trailing arms, the
Panhard rod, and the torsion axel.

Don Hoefer
'82 Coupe

Massachusetts, USA