Had a quick look at Librands version. Looks clunky , and very un- Morgan . Its also expensive and looks like it weighs a ton. Morgan is about form following function; about finding elegant solutions even if they don't always work that well . Personally I would rather fix Morgans dopey lubrication system first to see if this had a transforming effect before considering anything else. More on this - maybe - later.
Ok I feel I should put in my tuppence worth at this point
As the Chap who spent countless hundreds of hours designing and running computer simulations of the wishbone conversion, and also now spends the 60 odd hours fabricating all the parts for it, I'd like to know what your basis for comment is?
The kit was designed to use the morgan stub axle assembly this forces very significant design compromises in terms of scrub axis and unsprung weight
However it allows customers to keep there original wheels, hubs, and brakes (or our upgrade brakes should they have already chosen that route)
I did consider a mcpherson strut arrangement, I have the fully worked up drawings to that end, however after running many suspension kinematics simulations the double wishbone proved superior
for example- it has less than 1mm of toe change throughout the entire suspension travel
The morgan sliding pillar suspension, can be made to work, sort of, however it has massive toe change in bump, the track width varies dramatically with wheel travel, and the kingpins bend and deflect under side and brake loadings (as do mcpherson struts)
Lubrication is the least of its issues
Clunky?
Im sorry if it is un- Morgan should we have made it from 1/4" steel plate like the wing stays?
Elegant?
more like fit for purpose- Morgan factory is all about doing it the cheapest way possible
Weighs a ton?
actually the entire kit weighs little more than the stock suspension with vastly improved levels of comfort, ride quality and handling
Expensive
like I say- I spend 60 hours making this conversion,all the parts are carefully fabricated, TIG welded and then it needs to be fitted to the car
which is a wings off job
I await your reply with interest....
