Keith Wheeler wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> Truth be told, I don't have much experience in CB 'Bs, so
> I can't really compare the two. My suspension also has
> some other changes besides the Hopkinson kit. On the sway
> bar side, the only change I've made to that kit is I use
> harder front bushes. I can (wet or dry, obviously easier
> in the wet) kick the tail out if I want, but it feels
> very progressive and straightening the car requires little
> more than a flick of the wrist.
>
> But then this brings up an interesting question: my RB 'B
> is currently a NB 'B (no bumpers), so I wonder if the lower
> polar moment of inertia could be a consideration in this?
>
> -Keith Wheeler
>
> Team Sanctuary http://www.teamsanctuary.com/
>
> >
> >My RB V8 has the Ron Hopkinson kit and the rear cetainly breaks away much
> sooner
> >on wet roundabouts/rotarys than my CB roadster did. When I upgraded the
> front
> >and rear springs on the roadster to RB types, mainly to improve wheel arch
> >clearance on the WW conversion, it did that plus greatly reduced roll and
> dive,
> >but also makes the rear looser in the wet.
> >
> >PaulH.
> >
> >
> >
> >Hmmm. I wonder what the relative effects of your NB B riding higher (no
>bumpers) is
in relation to the loss of the pendulum at each and is?
I agree with you on the progressive oversteer and ease of control front (on
both
cars). There is one particular roundabout/rotary in a corner of an industrial
estate
near us that I take my V8 round several times on a wet Sunday morning, purely
in the
interests of practising car control. It was only after I had done this on
several
Sundays that I noticed that, although the factory that overlooked the
roundabout was
shut, there was a security guard in his office watching me.
Cheers,
PaulH.
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