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    Instrumented ball joints/ vertical loads

    Brian, do you have any photos or examples you could share? I have done a few components but it would be nice to get some ideas from other that have had more experience.
  2. Wall67Fbird

    Instrumented ball joints/ vertical loads

    Thanks for the reply Brian. I guess if I have the room I may try to add an axial bridge to measure the vertical with the lon and lat. I will be surprised if I get decent sensitivity out of it but it's worth a try. I will probably go ahead and do bending bridges on the spindles as a backup for...
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    Instrumented ball joints/ vertical loads

    I have a project where I will need to measure lon, lat, and vert loads at all four corners of a off-road vehicle. I have modified and installed strain gages on ball joints to measure lon and lat loads but I was curious if anyone has instrumented ball joints to measure vertical loads? My first...

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