A mate of mine quoted Bob Gill as saying to him that: ' the way to make a
sprite handle is to have it tight in the front and loose in the back'.
Is this so?
Andy
>From: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
>Reply-To: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
>To: <BCAH@aol.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: rear springs movement
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 15:54:12 +1100
>
>Well, you won't tear out the mounts on a solid car - historic racing
>proves that.
>
>On the other hand, a panhard rod sure does help.
>
>I'll post a couple of photos of a car (1/2 elliptic) without panhard rod
>under hard cornering. You'll be stunned on how far the axle moves.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <BCAH@aol.com>
>To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, 8 November 1999 12:16
>Subject: rear springs movement
>
>
> > Does anyone have any accurate information on just how much the rear
>springs
> > on a 1/4 elliptic will allow the axle to move side-to-side on hard
> > cornering? It seems there must be a lot of force on the front attach
>bolts
>on
> > this setup. What I'm really concerned with is not so much the springs
> > themselves , but the attach points in the sheet metal. One would think
>they
> > would be easy to tear out with today's sticky tires. Anyone have any
> > experience with this high stress point? It would seem a panhard rod
>would
>be
> > needed the time. Bob Chamberlain
> >
>
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