has anyone got some indepth info/ reading material on the satchel suspension setup? is it a relatively new design or has it been proven through testing/ track work?

just generally interested really, as obviously somebody has put a great of time and effort into coming up with it

Its a fully tested setup with a lot of Colin's experience and design gone into it, properly tested by Satchell test pilot Cyber.

They wouldn't have released it for sale if it wasn't a finished product :y:


The Saxo Rallycar I service for is also down there at the moment having a wide version of the setup.

Hi, this is Dean(cyb3r)

As welshpug says a lot of design on strength has gone into this kit, its is all designed on CAD.

When we first fitted this to my car I have used it both on the road and hard on track hitting every possible curb on the track possible and as fast as needed. This kit is also on a few rally cars which have hit pits hard enough to wrote off wheels and the suspension hasn't been affected in anyway.

My car before having this kit I could do Llandow in about 54 secs. After with all the suspension and obviously have the corrections for the bump steer, camber etc.

We did Llandow testing(videos on YouTube) then we were lapping in 45.9seconds.

Anything more you need to know just post here and I will try and answer best as possible.

this setup alone took nearly 9 seconds off your lap times?!?!?

do you have pictures of a completed front setup and further pictures of the rear? what spring rates are used or are these interchangable? have you modified the camber/ track width?

Looks awesome. Ahh

+1, their is loads of info and pics on a few progress threads on rallye register. It is a relatively new setup for release but has obviously been around for a while during testing. The videos on YouTube are pretty awesome to watch as well.

Im kind of lost on whats being done here? Basically a new suspension setup front and rear? At a cost of? Very expensive or JP expensive (if he wants he buys)

i was sure you weren't going only for the front kit !!!
can we have more detailed photos of the scuttle cut???

Josh, can you give me a pm when you get time mate, about the bloke who did your engine bay the last time around...

have a look at the satchell engineering page on FB.

Its front and rears!

Suspension alone without welding ect.. is 3k

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Inc engine mounts for be conv.

Cheers Alan.... me too!! :D

Yes it does... see pictures below...









Hopefully Dean has answered that for you, feel free to PM me if you want any more info

I watched them testing it from a live stream off Dave's phone all the way to Australia lol

8 seconds yep, the way Dean's car came past me at castle combe was unbelievable... and i had approx 70bhp more, caught up on the straights, but i was no where near him in the corners - that sold me on how epic this kit is :y:

Track width is optional, spring rates are entirely up to you - Colin can spec up depending on the purpose of application

Damn right Prickle, Colin & Dave have done a brilliant job! :cool:

Video's are cool arent they Alan :)

You get confused far too easy Joe. New front + rear suspension set up and lots, lots more. Look at the pictures....

Haha, as I said to Alan you should all know me better than to do half a job ;)

See pic's of the scuttle above

PM'd you mate

yup yup, theres alot of work that goes into fitting this kit too

Man this just get's better and better!

I remember reading your first engine build thread as you were going along and thinking that was epic, this however... Just awesome.

That 8 seconds thing...surely that can't all be found just from this kit? I mean teams employ all sorts of crazy stuff and aero to shave off a second or two but 8? Really? Don't wana sound like a hater or doubter here for the sake of it but thats either BS or I haven't looked I to exactly what this kit does....

I'm sure they don't need you to!

im sure its probably more like 8 seconds on a rally stage, on tarmac round brands 8 seconds would mean i could overtake a btcc car... :panic: without a doubt it is a fanstsic peice of kit and i personally would be there legs in line with my ears to get one if my series would let me run it...

Nope, pretty sure that's a track.

Teams spend crazy money shaving seconds off lap times on cars that are already purposely designed to race.

Turning a hot hatch into a race car is different, which is why massive improvements can be made.
I use the term race car loosely!

I remember first seeing pictures of this car under a tent made of ladders getting painted. It's come a long way since then but as others have said it was still epic back then! :y:

Awesome car.

You clearly need to study more ;)

I would look into FWD tuning, Colin is not someone to BS to sell products, not in his interest to do that. Colin doesn't just make this stuff, he uses it on his own race cars.

From your previous form, I'm happy to say that it's the second one.