From: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
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|> Jeez, where to start?
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|> 3. We know from Point 1 that weight is not your friend. Of the two,
|> absorbers, it's turned into heat). Adding unsprung weight is
|> particularly bad on a car with shock absorbers that date from the
|> days when they made airplanes out of old clothes.
^^^^
Yet another quote for the Scott Fisher file.
|> Now, on Bob's autocross car, he probably wants this to a certain extent,
|> because after he and the chassis reach an understanding, the anti-roll
|> bar at the back will make the car more "pointable" -- meaning in essence
|> that the car will have a form of rear-wheel steering. (Actually, all
|> MGBs do have rear-wheel steering from the factory; adding an anti-roll
|> bar will change this rear-steer effect quite drastically.)
Now remember, this also Bob's drive from Dayton to Myrtle Beach and
back car (though I'm not messing with the suspension until I get
back.)
|> buy a "salt car" and keep the MG for sunny days. The only time MGs and
|> sand should come into contact is when you drive one to the beach.
See "long trips" :-)
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|> I'll be happy to talk about what's wrong with the MGB's suspension,
|> what you can do to make it better, and also what's good about it.
|> A rear anti-roll bar may in fact be the wrong approach because of
|> geometry issues, but we can discuss that later.
Okay, I'll byte (oops, I need that vacation.) Okay, I'll bite, what's
wrong, what's right and what should I do to make it better?
|> |> I just had to a) define unsprung weight and b) get everyone to
|> realize that Weight Is Not Your Friend.
Hmmm. I better cut out those afternoon candy breaks.
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|> --Scott "And no comments from anyone who's met me, either" Fisher
Bob "Can one MG really do everything" Jones
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