Yes they Do in fact Locate the Rear end... My Healey has a Locator bar as
well as Leaf springs...the design concept is to keep the rear located
against swaying in the event of a hard corner... it isn't a sway bar... it
just helps keep the springs upright....
Keith
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> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net; dahlgren
<dahlgren@uconect.net>
> Subject: Re: Horsepower and Wings
> Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 3:24 PM
>
> Don't the leaf springs locate the rear?
>
> JB
>
> At 03:18 PM 6/9/99 -0500, Keith Turk wrote:
> >I agree and that is why we are going to take a second deck lid with a
Wing
> >that meets the requirements as well as allows the air to close a little
> >later behind the car...
> >
> >it has to be adjustable.... I think. to allow for the minimum
settings...
> >
> >We learned a good bit this weekend about driving the car with some info
we
> >downloaded after the passes.. I was a little to hard on the throttle
during
> >our first meet with the Motor and Brad was a little soft....This meet we
> >were much better... though his shifts still took
> >
> >The Salt is going to require a ton of finesse... I can see that
already...
> >but we still have to put the power down....
> >
> >Speaking of Spinning... I suppose I ought to consider a track bar to aid
in
> >locating the rear end and body... as a helper... in the event of a
spin...
> >
> >Keith
> >----------
> >> From: dahlgren <dahlgren@uconect.net>
> >> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> >> Subject: Re: Horsepower and Wings
> >> Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 1:49 PM
> >>
> >> A wing can be adjusted to give a lot or almost no down force and the
> >> drag at the low settings is very slight. it also does not add very
much
> >> drag until you are going very fast. ballast hurts you every where. It
> >> takes more time and distance to get moving and adds a lot of rolling
> >> resistance. At least my way of looking at it.. At 1600 lbs and 425 hp
> >> traction has been no problem with no wing so far it all depends on how
> >> YOU drive it....
> >> Dave Dahlgren
> >>
> >> Keith Turk wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I was talking with Darrell off line here a bit ago and a thought
came
> >to my
> >> > mind.....
> >> >
> >> > I am dead set against running a wing on my car if I can get away
with
> >it...
> >> > (based on stability at speed)
> >> >
> >> > anykind of aerodynamic tool which Produces downforce also produces
> >drag...
> >> > and to move drag takes HP...
> >> >
> >> > I heard a comment here a couple of weeks ago about us having more HP
> >then
> >> > the traction allows... is this the case out there for most of you?
> >> >
> >> > Keith Turk
> >> > Austin Healey 100, Bugeye, Box sprites, Bonneville Camaro ( Land
Speed
> >> > Racer)
> >
>
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