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Re: Prepared suspension rules Q

To: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>, "Craig Blome" <cblome@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: Prepared suspension rules Q
From: bruce haden <bhaden@ucsd.edu>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:04:01 -0700
At 10:09 PM 10/21/99 -0500, Phil Ethier wrote:
>From: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
>
>
>>In 15.5.A in the book, it says "Any springs or torsion
>>bars may be used in the vehicle's original suspension
>>configuration."  What does "configuration" mean here
>>exactly?  Can the type of spring be changed?  (e.g.
>>coil springs for a transverse leaf spring)
>
>
>That's what they mean by "configuration".  Changing from a transverse-leaf
>setup to a coil-spring setup would be changing the configuration and is
>therefore not allowed.  Putting in a different transverse-leaf spring (with
>the same length eye-to-eye if the spring also acts as a control arm) is not
>changing the configuration, and is therefore allowed.
>
Ahhhh. Not so. There is another section (don't have it off hand) that says,
approximately..."Alternately, all cars may fit coil-over units..." I read
that to mean
you can put just about  anything under the car. I never found anything to
nullify that conclusion. The only limit I can see is that you have to keep
it live axle or independent as originally equipped. Comments??? Am I right?


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