Jay, correct me if I'm wrong, but just dropping in a new canister with a 3" pucks would make matters worse unless the rest of it was designed to work with it? If the suspension linkage ect. needed to be reworked or even massaged for the 3" pucks, why not just go with real shocks and be done with it? CR
Jay Novak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The whole idea with the 3" pucks was to give the cars more linear wheel rates thus better wheel control & less bouncing over the big bumps. If they were allowed it does not mean you MUST use them only that the maximum length would be 3". Believe me it would be much easier to control wheel rates & travel. My concern has always been that not too many guys have a real handle on how to make 1" pucks work. #" just makes it easier for everyone. Thanks ... Jay -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Reinhardt Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] Pucks again If you go with a 3" rubber, is the front and rear ends going to change? CR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/24/2006 8:06:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <>> ???? Where would you fit a shock/spring combo in a 1999-2003 Red Devil front end? I don't think there's enough room in there, unless you get something custom-designed that's pretty slim. Same for the rear, unless you weld new, taller pickup points on the cross-member (wouldn't that change the roll center?). Somehow, I also have a feeling that it won't take more than a year for the suspension designs to become 'optimized' for the new bi-directional damping capabilities. Making them fit doesn't make them competitive with a totally new design. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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! ***
