I'm with you on that...the rear suspension might be 'rustic', but it is very well set up (for what it's intended to do).

cheers

James

jimf671 wrote:Dont f4ck with perfection.

Jim, you're not that rally driver from Precision Engineering on the Longman are you?

it doesnt do what the porsche weissach suspension does , that was a bush that allowed different suspension geometry , if you ever picked a de dion axle up , youll know it aint light , and im suprised nobody has offered a decent 4 bar and panhard or watts linkage to replace it , made from lighter material . it could be done for not much money - but i suppose most people manage with the leaf springs etc etc .

this would allow a decent coil over conversion/ disc brake at the same time .

TBH I have never liked leave springs - but with a little experimenting I have found that the rear end set up is quite good on the back of the 3. THe important thing imo is to put a little more weight over the axle good dampers and tyres that actualy stick.