Larry:
Interesting idea. Put enough engineers on something and you are bound to
find as many different ways to fix a problem. Remember to get a shorter
shock because the size Koni's and Spax we use now will be fully compressed
much quicker. You will also have to change your springs free height and
rate. As with the mods I did, you will grit your teeth while cutting,
measure five times, and weld once. I think I'll stick to doing my massaging
on the lower "A" arms. Thanks - Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Young" <cartravel@pobox.com>
To: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
Cc: "'stutzman'" <stutzman@adelphia.net>; "David Wingett"
<elkhorn@core.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: Suspension Thoughts
> Would shortening the spring towers be a legal mod? It seems like it
should
> be legal. From my experiments with FSGP, that looks like a very good
thing
> to do. By lowering the upper fulcrum you improve both camber gain and
roll
> center height. With a more sophisticated program like SusProg3D, you
could
> probably predict body roll and determine how much to shorten the spring
> towers to get the camber gain you need for maximum tire patch. It will
> probably need to be shortened about 1 to 1 1/2 inch. Has anyone tried
this?
>
> Larry Young
>
> Bill Babcock wrote:
>
> > Not many organizations would. What I'm really up to is building a set of
> > fundamentally stock-looking modifications that dramatically improve
> > handling. I suspect Hardy had a thoroughly non-stock front
> > suspension--we're not all racing vintage. Every so often I remind myself
> > that Peyote would be mid pack at most SCCA sports racer meets just as it
> > is.
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