There are a few suspension tricks I have seen utilized that control longitudinal compliance for the sake of ride quality without giving up very much, sometimes extremely little, in the way of overall wheel control. Some examples are the Acura NSX and its compliance pivot, the Lotus Elan M100...
I am curious, if a 3 wheeled vehicle has a front sway bar but no rear track to take the load away from, would it not cease to have an effect on the loads at the front track in steady state cornering? I would imagine that it would load up more quickly in transient states and obviously roll less...
The equation I found for this is assuming the use of mild steel and is as follows.
R= (5x10^6 x D^4)/(.4244LA^2 +.2264B^3)
D=diameter
A=effective lever arm length
B=lever arm length (same as above no? unless arm is at an angle)
L=length of bar or tube or whatever
R=roll bar rate
Now I am...
I realize that if one wheel hits a bump and the track of that side changes it results in unnecessary tire wear. However, what other effects does it have? Also what if say you are entering a right hand turn with a perfectly smooth surface, so no jounces, and in roll the outside, left, track is...
If all joints are rod ends(tight) and wheels are not damaged mis-made or out of balance, where, if anywhere, left is there potential for shimmy? I keep hearing shimmy is caused by gyroscopic forces which act through loosness in the suspension, but what are these gyroscopic forces caused by...
Hi all this is my first post. I was thinking about how aluminum is conventionally used to make automotive chassis for certain kit cars by welding aluminum panels together. I was only interested in this way of construction since it seems more feasible to create such a thing in my garage than...
