Also having run both, the suspended car is so much easier to drive. Yes its
more work to build and set up but the handling improvement is worth it.
BTW a long WB car with a little chassis flex rides reasonably well at
Bonneville, but do you really want any chassis flex?
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
To: "Hal Worcester" <HWorcester@AdvancedPower.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: Solid mounted axel?
> Hal,
>
> Having run both solid and sprung, I vote for sprung if only 1 inch of
> travel.
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC
>
> Hal Worcester wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am building a new car for LSR and have a question? I am
> > contemplating mounting a 9" Ford axel in the rear to replace the stock
> > independent suspension.
> >
> > What are the pro's and cons of solid mounting this? It would be very
> > easy to build to the stock IRS carrier mounts from the original leaf
> > spring mounts on the axel instead of building a new suspension for just
> > a couple of inches travel.
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