> I'm not talking about the amount of body roll. I'm talking about
> the roll rate -- the speed at which the body rolls. And in
> particular, the speed at which it contacts the bump stops (which
> results in an almost instantaneous change of roll center to the outer
> contact patches).
>
> You know the old adage, speed doesn't kill, it's the sudden deceleration
> at the end? Same thing here. It's the hard hit against the bump stops.
Gotcha - I misunderstood. My 320i can roll all it wants, but if it bounces
softly off the bump stops instead of suddenly halting, then continuing to
roll onto the outside two wheels, I'm OK. I sit corrected - thanks for the
clarification.
- Justin
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