In a message dated 8/30/2004 10:45:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Joe Curry"
<spitlist@COX.NET> writes:
>Richard,
>You are correct sir! But (and there always is a but), if you lengthen
>the axles without changing the length of the spring the upright will
>change angles (to the ground not the axle). This is because the spring
>is the upper control element and the axle is the lower control element
>in a swing axle setup. When the axle length is increased, the angle of
>the upright must also change.
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And let's not forget the angle (and, possibly, the length and/or shape,
although I've never measured same) of the radius arm. Of course, apparently the
longer axles also did NOT warrant a change to the rear shock absorber.
--Andy Mace
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