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Old 04-12-2021, 06:24 PM   #53
52Allard
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Default Re: Rebuilding an Ardun OHV 1954 - 1956

I haven't ever had my car driving at any sort of speed so not sure how it handles but if you look through old racing records, the Allard J2 and some of the other Allard variations which all have the same or very close chassis and front suspension as the K2 was highly rated in competitions, oftentimes at the head of the pack with Jaguar and Italian sports cars and others. Somehow those guys were able to make the suspension work.
One thing that the J2's had was an independent rear suspension which was ahead of its time so that probably helped.

When I bought my car, I was a bit nervous about the front suspension knowing about the problems that the Corvair and Porsche 356's had. Here's an example of a rear suspension without something to limit wheel travel.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-pr...r-1-tatra-t87/

Here's the video:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/...atch_permalink
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