Ifrom:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)
> if you lowered the CG of a car to the point where it was on the line
> connecting the roll centers, what would happen? you would not have any body
> roll and so you wouldnt need sway bars.
James,
With the CG on the roll axis there will be no body roll and
you would have instant weight transfer as you turned the car. The effect would
be like having no springs at all. The centrifical force of the turn would
transfer weight from the inside to outside tires in direct proportion to the
rise
in centrifical force and the track.
> conversely, if you raised the roll centers so you intersected the CG, what
> would happen?
The effect would be the same.
You do not want instantaneous weight transfer. It rapidly loads the
outside tire and is a very unstable condition. Its like driving on your bump
stops. In a sharp turn like an autocross the tire would probably lose traction
immediately. If you want to drive a car like this get a Go Kart. Then again
thats what you drive now:):):):).
Larry
>
> my feeling is neither of these works well, but why?
>
> james
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