Re: [DML] My Suspension is better than Bill's

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you are running Ed's brackets, I recommend rubber bushings in the sway bar mounts (turned around backwards).

Bill Robertson
#5939


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Welmoed" <welmoedj@...> wrote:
>
> The bushings help to soften the "blows" of bad roads and bumps.
> While braking lateral forces move the LCA backwards.
> With bad bushings that move will be beyond an acceptable range.
> With good bushings the lateral movement will still be too much.
> 
> The brackets (braces) will help keep the lateral movement within an acceptable range.
> Should the brackets keep the LCA too stiff (no lateral movement) there is risk of tearing/ripping apart the connections to the frame.
> This frame has not been designed for LCA's that are of the A type.
> 
> The other design Ed is going to test (using a rear LCA and a mounting cage behind and directly to the shock tower) is expected to keep the standard LCA's lateral movement within an even more acceptable travel.
> 
> The better the LCA keeps its position and lateral travel to a minimum, the better the car can handle bad roads, bumps and emergency braking without breaking out of control (as with the standard system often happens).
> 
> Hope this helps understanding the ways and considerations behind this product.
> 
> Welmoed.
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Welmoed <welmoedj@> wrote:
> > 
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Did you ever see the (French) video of the LCA travel while braking?
> > >
> > >
> > Yes, I did, but I am not enough of an engineer to know what that means.
> > 
> > I do not engage in what one might call "spirited" driving. On my budget, I
> > cannot afford it. ;-)
> > 
> > Farrar Hudkins
> > #2613
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>




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