Cool thought, so if you have 3 settings on each end, you really have 9
settings (taking into account all of the permutations).
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John Steczkowski
Director, Server I/O
Crossroads Systems, Inc.
512-794-2742
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Coffey [mailto:johncof@ibm.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 2:44 PM
> To: Team. Net (E-mail)
> Subject: Adjustable Swaybars - One or Both Ends?
>
>
> In a discussion with a local suspension guru the point was made that
> adjustable swaybars really only need to be adjusted on one
> end, thus the
> adjustable bars that have adjusting holes on both ends really
> only need the
> holes on one end. The basis for this argument is that a sway
> bar is just a
> spring with a constant rate so a 100 lbs pushing up on one
> end will push
> down with 100 lbs on the other (assuming no preload on the bar).
>
> Thinking about this in the context of vehicle roll (which the sway bar
> exists to control) it appears true. A sway bar transfers
> load from one side
> of the vehicle to the other at a constant spring rate and the
> lever length
> of the sway bar ends would not affect the amount of load
> transferred (again,
> we're talking about vehicle roll). I don't think its true in
> single wheel
> bump but that's another issue.
>
> This was a new idea to me but it makes sense (after thinking
> about it and
> drawing a lot of pictures). What do you folks think?
>
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> John Coffey
> johncof@ibm.net
>
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