Quote:
Originally Posted by metalmickey0
Going by those pics. I dont think it`ll be effective. From what i can see is if the outside wheel raises up it then pushes down on the inside wheel. Which in turn will lean the car even more to the outside of the corner. In my opinion not what you want..That is unless i`m missing something i wont be doing anything like it on mine.
|
It doesn't push down at all. There is a link attached to each wishbone, but they aren't connected to each other in any way. As the outer suspension compresses when cornering the link pushes the pivot arm the opposite upper link is attached to, which pushes the upper link outwards causing the inner wheel to stay upright as the chassis rolls, or even lean into the corner. At the same time as the inner wishbone drops due to chassis roll it will pull the upper link of the outside wheel inwards, increasing the camber of the outside wheel. It keeps both tyres flatter to the track surface compared with a normal setup.
It means you can run longer/straighter upper links for more traction, but when cornering the links pull both wheels into the corner for more grip.
Useful on road with a fairly constant ride height, but would lead to some very odd handling off road as each time a wheel hits a bump it will push the top of the opposite wheel outwards leading to rapidly changing camber angles.