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Re: rear suspention

To: John Burk <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: rear suspention
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 04:34:22 -0400
This sounds like a NASCAR modified rear suspension..
How does the math work for the offset what are the units used give an example
please.
Dave Dahlgren



> 
> A simpler
> fix
> ; use a single torque arm a little to the right of the drive shaft .The
> offset
> needs to be the torque arm length divided by the ring & pinion ratio . With
> this design the torque arm exactly cancels the undesirable effects of drive
> shaft torque , wheel loading stays equal under acceleration or deceleration
> and roll stiffness can be as desired . The only drawback is  wheel loading
> is
> unequal under braking . Only the torque arm should resist axel torque
> (single
> link on each side) and only the single links should locate the rear front to
> rear . The front of the torque arm  needs to be free front to rear (slot or
> vertical link) so there is no torque arm arc to fight with the side link
> arcs
> . Hope my description is clear enough . John





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