Is there an issue with undercar exhaust and ERA rear suspension?

[chuckbrandt]

Does anyone have the ERA rear suspension and undercar exhaust? I thought I read somewhere that the pipes have to exit in front of the wheels? I'd much prefer the street car look of pipes out the back.

Chuck

[Bob Putnam]

Chuck,

Sorry, but things are just too busy back there (with the ERA rear suspension) to fit an exhaust pipe next to the tire.

[chuckbrandt]

Thanks Bob, I understand. Now I just have to weigh the technical merits of your suspension against a jag suspension with outboard brakes like those from accruate mechanical. Any comments on that?

Chuck

[chuckbrandt]

The ERA suspension has going for it:

1. It's adjustable.
2. It claims to provide some anti-squat which I assume the jaguar does not provide much if any of.
3. Has upper and lower trailing arms which should help with deflection (and I assume is where the anti-squat comes from).

The Jag Suspension from ERA has going for it:
1. I can have tailpipes.


The brakes inboard or outboard probably aren't a huge concern. I've ordered the big front brakes.

What about rear sway bar on the jag suspension, will that work with tail pipes?

Chuck

[Bob Putnam]

"What about rear sway bar on the jag suspension, will that work with tail pipes?"

Yup...

[chuckbrandt]

Bob,
Sorry to belabor this but I'm really on the fence on this question and I assume hopefully I need to decide soon on any changes I want to make to my order.

Do you have a picture of what I would get for an undercar exhaust for the ERA suspension? I assume it would exit in front of the tires? I'm sure Peter would _never_ let me order something you guys hadn't built before .

Thank you for all your help,

Chuck

[Bob Putnam]

It looks like this.



More pictures
here.

[chuckbrandt]

That actually looks a LOT better than I thought it would. I think I'll stay the course.

Thank you, Chuck