I experienced a certain amount of wheel hop under braking, as I remember. I
don't know if the current design has any type of slide mechanism to allow
de-coupling under braking.
In a message dated 2/8/2013 7:40:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
genepadgett@comcast.net writes:
Mike,
I was very interested to read your comments about the effect of the torque
arm on braking. Everyone seems pretty positive about its ability to
eliminate wheel hop on heavy acceleration, but no one else has mentioned
breaking effects.
I am a bit surprised that it seemed to adversely affect braking in the car
you drove. At least as Dan's is designed, it would seem to resist axle
rotation in both acceleration and braking circumstances. Any idea if the
torque arm in car you were autocrossing was one that Dan had built?
Fellow Listers,
Anyone else have experiences about how their torque arm affects hard
braking to share?
Thanks, Gene
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From: MWood24020@aol.com
To: "Theo Smit" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>, tigers@autox.team.net,
spmdr@juno.com
Sent: Friday, February 8, 2013 7:20:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger Torque Arms
I wonder about the trade offs in braking with the torque arm in our
application?
Seems that using the right leaf spring design could save weight, time and
$$, if preventing axle wind up is the primary objective. But, my direct
Tiger experience is limited to stock leafs w/an extra primary and bolt-on
Traction Masters...very old school. My experience with torque arms is
limited to
autocross laps in Tigers so fitted and my impression was good forward
bite, pretty poor braking, particularly in trail.
This is a great topic, however, as I am contemplating changes in the rear
suspension, prior to finishing my car!
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