And everyone gave me guff when I stated this a week or two ago. Geometry is geometry, like (or understand it) or not :-)
Paul Tegler [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.teglerizer.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Luke Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Spitfire Swing Spring > Because when the angle of the upright changes, and you don't change the > length of the pivot points between the spring eye and the hub on the > upright, the axle is at a slightly different position in relation to the > road. In effect the axle, when lengthened (which pushes the hub out an > inch), shortens the distance between the spring eye (fixed) and the axle > (in the vertical plane). This means the car sits slightly lower (given the > same spring loading), and if the car is lower the wheels camber inwards more - > ******************************************** > >How could the length of the axle change the camber, when the hub is pressed > >on to the end? The upright may sit at a different angle, but the angle of > >the roadwheel is always 90 degrees off of the angle the axle comes out of > >the differential (Which, ideally, would be 0). This is also why I think the > >real main reason our cars lean left after a "pilot-only" drive is because > >the tire can't "Scrub" back in and relax the spring because the bottom of > >the tire would have to drag along the road about 1/2" to restore the car to > >its real resting height. I tried this on my alignment rack at work and the > >car doesn't lean left when I park it on the turntables. > Barry Schwartz (San Diego) > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.746 / Virus Database: 498 - Release Date: 8/31/2004 *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
