I know, Kas, you've seen how soft Peyote's rear suspension is. When I
was setting the car up I found the softer the rear end was the better
the car stuck. I think part of that is Armstrong shocks provide so
little damping control a soft spring is necessary. I tried stiffer
rear springs but it made the car almost uncontrollable. The front end
would understeer while the back end stepped out as if it was
oversteering. I went as soft as I dared with the rear spring, you can
hit the stops by standing in the seat and bouncing. Works great.
On Nov 4, 2008, at 6:57 AM, Kas Kastner wrote:
> Stiffening the rear suspension on a beam axle car is a delicate
> situation as you have no provision for negative camber (well, yes
> you can, but tapering axle splines, bending the housing and all that
> is a chore) and thus getting bite on the rear suspension is
> generally making it softer not harder which a rear bar will do.
> There are a couple of fellows that have done this rear bar mod and
> been very successful, but it does take a bunch of testing to get it
> right. Dearching the rear springs is a start, then having the rear
> bar adjustable can give a few more options in handling for various
> courses.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <fubog1@aol.com>
> To: <BillDentin@aol.com>; <lang@isis.mit.edu>; <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 8:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] sway bars
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