[Tigers] [Alpines] Drop Spindles

[Marc James Small]

At 11:01 AM 12/18/2009, Jan Eyerman wrote:
 >Marc,
 >
 >The best way to think about this, if you are not a "gearhead", is to just
 >think of the front wheels in relation to the body of the car.  A "drop
 >spindle" effectively lowers the body of the car in relation to the front
 >wheels.  A spindle is the short axle that the
front wheel is connected to.  If
 >the spindle or axle is closer to the top of the car, the car will be lower
to
 >ground.  A "drop spindle" is a shortened form meaning a "spindle that drops
 >(lowers) the body of the car in relation to the ground". In this kind of
 >situation fractions of an inch are a lot.  A "dropped spindle" that lowers
a
 >car 3/4" is a lot.  From a language point of view, the term "dropped
spindle"
 >is incorrect.  If the spindle is dropped the
car would actually sit higher off
 >the ground, however the term is really a contraction.  In short, it is
 >jargon.
 >

Thanks, Jan.  I still do not see the benefit of
such, but, then, I never had any problem with Alpine handling.

Marc


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