Falcon rear suspension

[tymill]

Hey, has anyone _ever_ got the rear suspension to work well on a Falcon?

Any ideas where softer springs of that colossal length might be found?

Cheers,
Ty

[davidmog99]

I had a falcon as my first car, at 8 years old.
If i remember correctly, we had to shorten the shocks using limiters to stop the driveshafts popping out!
The chassis breaks really easily where it meets the front bulkead too, i think we reinforced it with washers somehow!

[tymill]

Originally Posted by davidmog99

I had a falcon as my first car, at 8 years old.
If i remember correctly, we had to shorten the shocks using limiters to stop the driveshafts popping out!
The chassis breaks really easily where it meets the front bulkead too, i think we reinforced it with washers somehow!

yep, the fate of the whole front half of the car is entrusted to four wimpy self-tapping screws that go into the softest of soft plastics in the chassis...

and how about that steering geometry as the front suspension moves

But, like you we had a Falcon early on and thanks to ebay we've again got another running one and a parts one.

Sure, it runs around okay - and it makes that unfogettable falcon sound - but it would be nice to see if anyone managed to get the trailing arm system to actually damp bumps rather than just jack the car up to a fullly extended ride height 24/7 and bounce like a rubber ball.

I think some softer springs might be a starting point. can springs be re-tempered or anything like that?

Cheers,
Ty

[davidmog99]

What sort of motor are you running?
are you going to try anything powerful?

[tymill]

Originally Posted by davidmog99

What sort of motor are you running?
are you going to try anything powerful?

No way, just a silvercan...