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Old 02-16-2013, 09:04 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by Shankenstein View Post
Ran across the CAD drawing for the AST 4150 (front right) strut. For the sake of building our database of dimensions, some reverse engineering was done. This data is provided for non-commercial use. If you try to rip off AST (one of the premier suspension manufacturers), expect their lawyers to sue you, the 86 community to shun your products, and numerous internet photographs of your product being teabagged in public places. Save us (and our giblets) the trouble, and just don't do it.

Distance between strut bolts is 60.5 mm --> 2.4"
Thickness of lower flange is 25.4 mm --> 1"
Distance from strut center to lower bolt is 60.7 mm --> 2.4"
Length from lower bolt to upper mount top is 392 mm --> 15.4"
Upper thread is a M12x1.25-25, with 5 mm of thread relief
Diameter of damper rod is 22 mm
Diameter of spring perch is 60 mm
Length of spring available is 181 mm --> 7.1"
Distance from lower bolt to sway bar mount is 115 mm --> 4.5"
Distance from strut center to sway bar mount is 50 mm --> 2"
Diameter of sway bar mount is 10.2 mm --> 0.4"



Edit: Main post updated with only the relevant parameters!
I wouldn't worry about getting sued. The magic happens on the inside. Anyone with a ruler can figure out what's in that diagram.

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Originally Posted by Dimman View Post
A geometry thought:

There was talk about use of asymmetrically deforming bushings in the car. Do the geometry programs take bushing deformation into account, or would you have to manually offset the pivot points? Which would also vary by the amount of force, right?

Anyone out there want to code up an open source force-based suspension-geometry/FEA hybrid program? There are OS CAD and FEA programs that could be used as a starting point.
There are advanced programs out there that do suspension models with K&C data so they take bushing deflection, installation stiffness, component stiffness, etc. into account.
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