John, that is real close to what my high speed is its diameter is only 2.5'
and the mounting point may be only 5-6" low I will go "eyeball" it again
>
> From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
> Date: 2005/06/14 Tue AM 06:42:00 CDT
> To: "Sparky" <wmtsmith@landracing.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Chutes
>
> Have had plenty of chute "experiences" over the years. Some don't make any
> sense to me, but that's another story. Never had one unload the front axle,
> but they will unload the rear.
>
> On my current car I found the CG (about center of trans and cam height on my
> car) than took a string and ran it from the CG out to where the chute will
> deploy (allow for diameter of deployed chute from ground) and built the
> mount on that line.
>
> JB
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sparky" <wmtsmith@landracing.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:41 PM
> Subject: Chutes
>
>
> > In respose to several inquires and feed back:
> >
> > Stroud and several others say the optimum way to mount chutes is a
> > straight line from where the chute flies to a point that lines up with
> > the vertical CG usually about the cam shaft on most cars.. that is
> > usually above the centerline of the rear axel...
> >
> > which could unload the frt axel..
> >
> > "Sparky"
> > Lakester 2211
>
>
"Sparky"
Lakester 2211
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