Mark B. Morrow Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercury/custom/1183619.html&refer=news Pretty cool car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thats pretty neat, though I wonder about the Mercedes rear end on it...was it IRS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCM1 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thats pretty neat, though I wonder about the Mercedes rear end on it...was it IRS? Mercedes cars of that vintage had an independent center differential bolted to the body/subframe and a half-shaft with CV joints out each side running to the rear wheels. The rear suspension had a main subframe bolted to the body, to which lower A-arms were mounted that had the rear hub attached. A coil spring and shock were used on each side, and a torsion bar connected the two sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 Mercedes cars of that vintage had an independent center differential bolted to the body/subframe and a half-shaft with CV joints out each side running to the rear wheels. The rear suspension had a main subframe bolted to the body, to which lower A-arms were mounted that had the rear hub attached. A coil spring and shock were used on each side, and a torsion bar connected the two sides. I know the ASC McClaren cars used Mercedes SL roofs. I can't imagine any benefit to using a Benz rear suspension that would have been worth the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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