I agree with Neil.8 to 10 inches of height could cause lift and even blow
over conditions. Going into a spin and getting backwards it would probably
get airborne.
----- Original Message -----
From: "23weldon" <23.weldon@comcast.net>
To: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Belly pan minimum height or clearance
> Thanks, Neil -- I'd like to get closer than that if I can but I'm not
> hopeful. My belief is that every inch of ride height in that low range is
> that times the body width increase in effective frontal area.
> There is a small school of thought relative to roadsters that says raising
> the body off the ground begins to pay off at some point; maybe 8 to 10
> inches. That's a direction I don't want to go in for a number of reasons.
> Good tip on pan reinforcement. In addition to attachment points around
> the perimeter several dimples in the middle of the pan for rivet heads on
> attachments of inside brackets to frame crossmembers should take care of
> that issue. (Note to self: Mark the related fasteners and brackets with
> bright red paint)
> Ed Weldon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neil Albaugh" <neill@dbelltech.com>
> To: "23weldon" <23.weldon@comcast.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Belly pan minimum height or clearance
>> Ed; You're probably going to need 2.5' to 3" ride height in the front and
>> about one inch higher at the rear. Don't forget to reinforce the pan--
>> there will be LOTS of aerodynamic pressure pulling it down....> Regards,
>> Neil Tucson, AZ
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