Haynes Forums  

Go Back   Haynes Forums > Haynes Roadster Forums > Running gear
FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #10  
Old 30th March 2011, 05:02 PM
minicountryman1961 minicountryman1961 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: West coast of Illinois, USA
Posts: 205
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by trick-kit View Post
Predicting what a tyre does in deflection is a bit of a gray area, as the amount of distortion varies from one make to another, the reason a lot of the more performance orientated vehicles use tyres designed specifically for them, it's not so prices can be fixed but because the chassis designer would have worked closely with that particular tyres characteristics to fine tune the suspension.
So you agree that since real cars have real tires, suspension design is a bit of a gray area, not easily proven by simplistic rigid drawings.
Reply With Quote
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:37 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.