Ok, Ok not my absolute last word on the subject ( Read, so I lied )
TK
Thanks for taking the time to post a comprehesive reply, tis refreshing for someone to illustrate what they mean
Firsly, sorry for taking your post in the wrong context & yes of course I do realise that you made a reply to the OP re: MX5 geometry.
As said I am by no means an expert on steering & susspension geometery, that said, I do understand your illustrations.
Are these based on the Sierras geometry ?
In my simple mind by looking at your illustrations and as you have stated " the reason the car may feel "balanced" is because both ends do the same "
Surely this by its very nature is what you can term as some form of ballance ( The cars handling will remain predictable )
Is this not consitently common with all 7 type cars ?
Ideal for the track ? ( probably not ). Could it be refined further ? ( Probably yes )
From a very quick glance, I can see that some form of anti roll bar would certainly go a long way towards optimum handling !!
I am sure those folk building Roadsters & are fully conversant with the design principals of suspension geometry will alter thier builds to suit their own tastes.
Do we really want to encourage novice engineeers to ring the changes without fully understanding what they are doing !!??
Just to point out
The pictures on Saturns web site are of a Sierra based Roadster .... As far as I know, Andy has not done track testing of the MX5 based Roadster as yet
