I am doing an axle swap in the rear of a Volvo 240 race car. I am looking for some good design resources, for suspension modeling/design. I plan to use the chassis locations as they are , but I would like to optimize the linkage locations on the axle. It is a 4 link with panhard from the factory, and I plan to keep it that way. Any help is appreciated.
This software is popular and has been around for a long time, but its costs are clean into the 3 digits:
https://irate4x4.com/resources/4-link-calculator.4/
This has been my go-to solid axle calculator for many years, although the last version I had was still V3. It's free to download once you have an account. Looks like V6 is still Excel based, but the upcoming V7 will be a stand alone app.
Great! thank you guys for the links.
Does vsusp handle solid axle yet?
I really liked it for double wishbone analysis
I bought Susprog3D and used it for a few projects (linked).
There is a lot of discussion and "free" software on the Locost forums as well (linked), be sure to look there.
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
Despite its dated user interface and lack of graphical outputs, Wishbone being 3D rather than 2D allows it to provide extremely valuable suspension design data (especially for the front) that VSusp just isn't capable of. Things like ackerman, antis, bump steer, roll steer, and rack movement effects from KPI and Caster. Combining the two would be the best of both worlds.
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