[Land-speed] Front suspension settings

[Skip Higginbotham]

Thanks for the input..... it feels good to have concurrence.....and some 
more things to go do........(-:

Skip


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <neil at dbelltech.com>
To: "Kirkwood" <saltfever at comcast.net>
Cc: "land-speed" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 13:44
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Front suspension settings


>> Good information, Neil . . .  I like your idea. But on that car the front
>> shock towers are sheet metal flexi-flyers!  I don't know how his roll 
>> cage
>> contributes to front end rigidity but, assuming no reinforcement, we need
>> to
>> consider how load changes geometry. When measuring shouldn't your method
>> be
>> statically loaded to get a better representation of the dynamic
>> conditions?
>> -Kirk
>> ------------------------------------------
>> . . .  You definitely want to see how your wheels move over the full 
>> range
>> of your suspension travel to make sure nothing bad is taking place. As an
>> alternative to the sandbag method, I'd suggest you get your Camaro up on
>> jack stands and remove the front springs. Regards, Neil  temporarily in
>> Ouray, CO