land-speed
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Chassis Data points

To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Chassis Data points
From: wester6935@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:23:19 +0000
Like the old saying ... too soon we get old ... too late we get smart!

Wes


> I was out there starting the calibration process to determine what I learned
> at Maxton and realized that this car doesn't have an establishted set of
> chassis data points...
> 
> By my definition that means a place I can go and take a measurement and get an
> expected number...
> 
> I have that with the Camaro.. I know the wheel base is 108" exactly because I
> set it off of the lower ball joint grease fitting and a string on the back of
> the axle... ( there is some other math in there but for the point of this it's
> not important)
> 
> If I take the rear out of the car or adjust the 4 link or watts link...  I can
> always go back to that measurement and see if anything has changed.
> 
> There are many more examples like that...  So I guess my point here is ... as
> we're building cars it seems reasonable to me to establish in advance those
> points where we are going to take measurements... and if the car ever has any
> issues we will always know where to go back to...
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Keith






<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>