A-Body Level II Rear Suspension

GMachineDartGT said

In theory its a good idea, becuase its sprung weight. However, in practice, it complicated things and makes the critical third link mounting uncessarily difficult. Besides, the independent articulation of the suspension relies on the hiem joints of the third link twisting. Sketchy at best.

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I'm not sure if twist in the upper third link would be a problem with two rod ends in it. Does the upper their link use a bushing in one end that limits articulation?

Also, GmachineDartGT, do you know of a good and affordable software package for evaluating this and other suspension designs? Bill Shope's webpage is back up here: http://www.shopeshop.org/contentsDrag.htm

That information is good for designing the perfect solution, but packaging constraints limit options and I want to see how the XV system compares to my own designs.

thanks,
Cam