Question about floorboards

[wilcox garage]

I am redesigning the back half of my street roadster and have a question about my rear coil over shocks. I have a drag race style ladder bar and coilover . The shock and spring are rather tall when mounted vertical so I was wondering if it would be legal to mount then inside the trunk with linkage going down to the rear end.The rule book states that the floorboards shall be inside or over all suspension and drive line components. I can not find in the rule book if the shocks are considered part of the suspension. I am not trying to cheat any rules by cleaning up the air under the car this is just an easy way for me to build the floors and keep the ugly coilovers out of sight for this is a street car.

[John Noonan]

Last time I looked shocks were part of the suspension on cars and bikes...


Oh  Dan....

John

[dwarner]

How efficient would the rear non-suspension be without shocks? Shocks are included as part of the system.

DW

[javajoe79]

You mean something like a pushrod setup?

[wilcox garage]

You mean something like a pushrod setup?

Yes that is what I was thinking . I know rules are there for a reason but I don't see a difference between mounting coil overs inside the trunk or rigidly mounting the rear end like I have seen on a few record setting street roadsters.Thanks for your input.

[dwarner]

In the OEM configuration did your roadster have the shocks inside the trunk? There is a reason that the classes have different specs.

The easy way would be to let everyone do what they want, run for one trophy and be done with it.

I don't think anyone wants to do that.

DW

[jimmy six]

In my opinion if what you are wanting to do does not meet what the rules say then you can't do it.

If you can run your car with these "rods or links" off or not attached then they are not part of your suspension package. If they cannot be left off then they are part of your package and the floorboards, by definition, must be over them.

Some don't like my parallel rear springs and short shocks but they are the most areodynamic if there is such a thing in the roadster classes.

You can always make it solid and have no suspension worries only drive line ones.

[jl222]

   Why can't you just enclose the shocks? I must be missing somethin it doesn't say floorboards must be flat.

                                  JL222

[jimmy six]

JL........... Now you are reading what it says. You are correct. Floorboards do not need to be flat. The rule says over driveline and suspension components. There is no reason you cannot make "pockets" for them as long as they are exposed under the car and completely covered when looking inside the "trunk" area....Good Observation...............JD

[wilcox garage]

   Why can't you just enclose the shocks? I must be missing somethin it doesn't say floorboards must be flat.

                                  JL222

Thanks for the good idea. I guess I will wave to get a little crafty with my metal  work. Thanks for all the comments on this topic.