[Land-speed] Caster etc..

[Dave Dahlgren]

You left out
14. CG in X Y and Z
15. Weight distrubtion on each wheel.
16. Roll center front
17. Roll center rear
18. Drive wheel type and design IE wide rains goodyear slicks rolled or 
square sidewalls..

14 thru 17 are needed to know how the others load 18...

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <neil at dbelltech.com>
To: <drmayf at mayfco.com>; "'LSR'" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Caster etc..


> Mayf;
>
> In question #8 do you mean "dry weight"?
>
> Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of drmayf
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:26 AM
> To: LSR
> Subject: [Land-speed] Caster etc..
>
> Well, here I go again. Same subject a different tangent, though.   If I
> had data, lots of data, then I would try and do something with it in the
> form of a rule of thumb set of numbers. Might give a good starting place
> for some one wanting to build a new or modify an older car.
>
> If I had:
> 1) Wheel base
> 2) Front Track Eidth
> 3) Rear Track Width
> 4) Caster
> 5) Camber
> 6) Toe
> 7) Steering Angle Inclinaion
> 8) Nominal Vehicle Weight
> 9)  Scrub Radius
> 10) Front Tire Type (ie real rubber tire or machined from aluminum or ?)
> 11) Top speed attained at any  time with the above set up
> 12) Vehicle Weight
> 13) Comments about the handling qualities at speed.