[Fot] Fwd: Paging Tom Krieger re: rear springs

[Bill Babcock]

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> From: Bill Babcock <Billb at bnj.com>
> Date: March 26, 2010 7:23:17 AM HST
> To: Greg & Alison Blake <ablake2 at austin.rr.com>
> Cc: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com>, Friends Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Paging Tom Krieger re: rear springs
> 
> Weight transfer is not that big an issue on little cars, and what there is, is more benefit than problem. I use the weight transfer forward under braking to control understeer. A little tap on the brakes when the front end is pushing can make the car dive nicely to the apex. In all cases I expect the weight to transfer forward under heavy braking and that's why I have adjustable brake bias and my front disks are as good as are allowed. If Peyote had more than 130 hp I might worry about rear weight transfer, but it is unfortunately, no problem. We might find some performance in managing weight transfer by having better shocks on the car, but Peyote uses Armstrongs in the rear, and they have all the damping consistency of a screen door closer. 
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> On Mar 24, 2010, at 4:23 PM, Greg & Alison Blake wrote: