Is anyone other than Keith Turk using an air suspension on a competition
car? Personal experience with air bags on the street is that they can be
very good or extremely bad. Shock placement and settings are critical to
control what can be a bouncy ride.
Wes
on 10/29/01 6:02 AM, Want1937hd@aol.com at Want1937hd@aol.com wrote:
> John, You may want to look at old Mini Cooper air bags. I saw a set at a shop
> years ago and they are very small and may work for you. Bob in connecticut
>
> << I run a short wheel base Dodge Colt, solid suspension, and it is
> a rough ride @ 144MPH. I always thought that a small amount of compliance
> would help, something on the order of an inch or so. And am now designing a
> 'liner with the air pucks in it for suspension.
> Question....with the air suspension pucks, ( I think they are
> machine mounts, you know, the rubber hockey puck thingys that are air
> pressurized)
> Am I required to use a shock at each corner that has these units
> mounted as suspension per the rule II-4 ? or do they qualify as both
> suspension and shock?
>
> John Robinson, Mechanician >>
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