Suspension

[John Allen]

Right general question to all.

If you were to start with a bare chassis and wanted to rebuild a phaeton with the intention of bringing it into the 21st century what suspension would you go for?? I'm sure purists will say its not a dutton if altered but that's not the intention of the topic.

I'm thinking double wishbone at front and back with adjustable coilovers therefore making independent rear axle???

[Dave Adams]

That will be a fair bit of work to fit and a tad over engineered, cheap won't necc mean good....best of luck.

[Big Vern]

Gonna need to shorten his legs by about 2 foot as well as the seat pan will have to move way forward or he'll have the upper forward link in the middle of his back - actually probably in the middle of his belly :-o

[Dave Taylor]

http://westiebuild.blogspot.co.uk/2009/03/rear-suspension.html Interesting set up on a westie using MX5 bits