I doubt that any asphalt race track is as bumpy as an English country
lane. ;=) They were designed to take a beating, but this is one of the
reasons I like being forced to run the hard-compound Dunlops. Less
stress gives lower failure rates. I also don't have to buy tires as
often.
Mark Palmer wrote:
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> Add to that, possibly: stiffer springs, stiffer shocks, a larger anti-roll
> bar, some negative camber, Nylatron suspension bushings ... all of those
> things increase suspension loads. There is far less compliance in the
> system than the original set-up. As a result the 40-year-old stock, factory
> spindles & king pins are now taking quite a beating. Sure, the original
> parts were probably over-designed at the time. But we are now placing much
> greater loads on them, and using up that original extra margin of
> over-design.
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