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Hello -

I am building a 3-wheeled vehical based on a 914 front suspension and a
Honda Magna motorcycle (2 wheels in front, 1 in the rear). Right now, I
am in the process of building the frame.

Could somebody do me a favor? I need 2 measurements. One is the
distance between struts at the very top when they are mounted in the
car, and the other is the distance that the strut shaft is extended out
when the car is at ride height. Also. when at ride height, are the
lower control arms parallel with the ground, or angled up a bit, or
what?

Thanks so much for your time!

Mark

[Michael]

mark@ehle.homelinux.org wrote:

[mark@ehle.homelinux.org]

Thanks, Mike - I actually got an extremely informative answer from a
gentleman named Scott from rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled:

Measuring center to center at the very top of the struts (at the nuts)
= 38 5/8".

Mine may not be a good example for the second dimension you need as the
car hasn't been driven in 20 years ... plus, one side sits
lower than the other. That being said, one side is 13 1/2" and the
other is 12 1/4".
On the diagram below, that measurement was taken from the bottom of
item 25 to the center of the bolt (item 19) that attaches the
strut to the ball joint.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/914/Parts/Front_axle/suspension_strut_big...

On mine the lower control arms are angled downward slightly at the
outboard ends.

You might try the forums and tech sections at
http://www.pelicanparts.com/ or http://914club.com/ for more
information.

hth