Well yes...of course the bearing hub is not 'fixed' to the
uprights. But a bit of simply geometry will tell you if the
upright is not vertical then the distance between the spring
and axle will be shorter. So the shorter spring with longer
axle will let the car sit lower. Extend the spring... force the upright
to a more vertical position... the distance from spring
horizontal line to axle would be greater, sitting the car higher.
Of course this does not take into account spring strength/condition.
The statement was simply a matter of geometry and reality
of mechanics.
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
To: <ptegler@cablespeed.com>; "M D "Doc" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>;
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 5:10 AM
Subject: RE: Spitfire Swing Spring
> Paul said: "...the longer axle with the shorter spring created a bit more
> camber as the upright would have been leaning in a bit more with the
shorter
> spring..."
>
> Not strictly true - the angle of the wheel is NOT determined by the angle
of
> the suspension upright. The wheel is fixed at right-angles to the
> driveshaft (except on roto-flex cars), so the angle of the wheel is
> dependent on the angle of the driveshaft, and nothing else. The
suspension
> upright should be able to pivot where it connects to the hub, although
it's
> usually pretty stiff.
>
> Richard
>
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