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RE: Suspension Thoughts

To: "'David Wingett'" <elkhorn@core.com>
Subject: RE: Suspension Thoughts
From: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:10:47 -0800
Interesting. Might take us to the very outer fringes of the rulebook, but
interesting. 
 
I have both Front Suspension Geometry Pro from www.auto-ware.com
<http://www.auto-ware.com>  and SuspProg 3D. Susprog3D is far more
sophisticated, but more difficult to build a model from. FSGP is a little
too simple, but works okay and it's cheap. I'm playing around in FSGP and
doing the serious work in SusProg. 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: David Wingett [mailto:elkhorn@core.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 4:52 PM
To: Bill Babcock
Cc: Friend Of Triumph
Subject: Suspension Thoughts



Bill
    Do I remember you saying that you have the new 3D susp. program?  I
have been giving it some serious thought myself.  Will it do the things
you expected?  
    I also use Aurora rod ends instead of bushings on the upper "A" arms.
Great for adjusting camber & caster.
    Concerning the front trunnion.   I have a set of uprights in the shop
now having them checked out.  My thought is this.  Don't use the
trunnion!!  I can turn the threaded bottom down to  3/4" and thread it for
a 3/4 x16 crown nut. Now we can make lower arms with Aurora rod endsin
place of the trunnion.  Hoerr Racing, Coleman, Howe, Port City...There are
a lot of shops that can build safe lower "A" arm to any length needed.
That's the trick, having the program to do the geometry.
    Your thoughts?
        David Wingett

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