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Old 13th November 2011, 08:32 PM
danilo danilo is offline
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Default newbie questions re A Arm designs?

I'm baffled by the Book's front A Arm design, specifically the lower one.
When compared to a Caterham one it appears as seriously erm "Agricultural " :-)
Why does the lower shock mount so far inboard, requiring a slab of boiler plate to spread the subsequently levered forces?
And correct me if I've misread this, but when one draws force vectors the centre line of the shock doesn't intersect the tires' centreline.
As it .. Does.. in the Lotus, now Caterham design, be it Trunnions or spherical joint.
I can't have been the first to notice this.. clearly though it has not been 'upgraded' .. Is there a genuine reason why, that I'm as yet unaware of?

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