DOES THE HDK SUSPENSION K-MEMBER HANDLE BETTER THAN A T-BAR SUSPENSION?

72bluNblu said

Sorry, but I think the "more modern" argument is just silly.

The reality is that the basics for most suspension design happened in the early 1900's. Seriously.

Since then sure, we've got better shock valving, some manufacturing improvements etc, but the basic designs for an unequal length, independent wishbone suspension has been out there for so long that it's pretty hard to argue one variation on it is more "modern". Pinto vs Valiant is a pretty fine distinction.

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I think if someone were to try and actually modernize the suspension, they need to look at using a modern knuckle. Get away from the Pinto spindle, and go to a knuckle with a bolt on hub. Probably have to be a Corvette knuckle or a new design of some type. Isn't that what XV Motorsports used?

Maybe even try and use some of the new stuff like dual LBJ's to get the SAI higher and the scrub radius lower.

Full disclosure, how those dual lower ball joint setups work still boggles my mind. I've just read the reason for them is to move the lower pivot out to where a single ball joint couldn't be placed. And I know from the stuff I have messed with in the last several months, it would be nice to do just that because moving the UBJ in to increase SAI and reduce scrub radius creates it's own set of problems.