Well Dave, 4 links have been around since the first hot rodder in California looked at the rear suspension of his car and thought that "this" might work :-).
And Q did the same thing by redesigning what did not work with the prior attempts at 4 link rears on our cars prior to around 1990. He made what didn't work into what is now the standard rear configuration for our cars. So, maybe I should have been more definitive with my earlier post. Whatever. You don't have to take my word for Q's contribution, just look in the classified "cars for sale" section and find how people advertise their car as having the Quadrini 4 link suspension. We didn't tell them to call it that and obviously not all of those 4 links came from Q's shop. That is just how they describe what they have because Q has been universally credited with that working design. Are they all wrong? :-) Art -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Craddock Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [F500] KBS MK THIS AND THAT Actually Art, NOVAKARS have been four links form the begining,Jay only changed one car to a slightly different system and changed it back,no gain huge pain! Dave Craddock -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Art Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [F500] KBS MK THIS AND THAT QRE is responsible :-) for the 4 link. How fast we forget :-). Art -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Voboril Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 10:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [F500] KBS MK THIS AND THAT KBS probably did not pioneer the 4-link and secondary ahead of the motor arrangement in F440. The brand name escapes me now but these cars were already old garage displays in 1989 and used the motor that the Kawasaki replaced. Jim Elder's dad had one up on a shelf in his garage in West Palm Beach. Chuck >From: "McAbee, Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [F500] KBS MK THIS AND THAT >Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:21:30 -0400 > >I am not a KBS historian....that being said. > >The KBS MK 5 went into production approximately 1989 and it's >performance with it's 4 link rear suspension was a virtual revolution >in the handling of F440 cars. The MK 5 was followed by the MK 7 in >approximately 1992 which had revised rear suspension geometry. The MK >6 was a DSR car produced in 1993, of which I believe only one was >produced. The MK 8 had revised front and rear suspension geometries >and it was further updated to MK 8.5 status I believe it began >production about 1997. The body work from MK 5's & MK 7's is >interchangeable. The bodywork for the MK 8 & 8.5 gives a similar >appearance to the MK 5/7, however the MK 8 bodywork will not fit the earlier editions. > >There are also earlier KBS editions, I have seen MK 3's and MK 4's and >while I have never seen them I suspect there were MK 1 & 2 also. > > >Chuck McAbee >SEDIV #16 - KBS 7 > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Richard Schmidt >Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:33 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [F500] KBS MK THIS AND THAT > >Can someone set me straight on the KBS MK thing. I see reference to >MK7 and >MK8 without any reference to the year it was manufactured. Are there >MK 6's and MK 9's ? > >Were the MK 7's and 8's manufactured over several years ? > >and if so is one MK 7 different from the next ? > >Richard > > >_______________________________________________ >F500 mailing list - [email protected] >To unsubscribe or change options please visit: >http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 >*** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > >----------------------------------------- >This email transmission and any accompanying attachments may contain >CSX privileged and confidential information intended only for the use >of the intended addressee. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or >action taken in reliance on the contents of this email by anyone other >than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have >received this email in error please immediately delete it and notify >sender at the above CSX email address. 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