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25th March 2012, 11:25 PM
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...and a well setup Roadster will run rings around a standard locost.
 All depends on time and cash. 
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26th March 2012, 09:10 AM
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Best we tell all the race teams in the world + F1+ the car companies that they are all wrong and to put live axles back in the cars cos they are bestest
 Bob
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26th March 2012, 11:42 AM
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Cant accept that you can have something as heavy as an axle which weighs as much as the back end of the car as unsprung weight. All ok on a billiard table race track but show the car some shite roads and it will skip about all over the place. I have driven both and thats exactly what the live axle does, its just not compliant over potholes etc.
Bob
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26th March 2012, 12:55 PM
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not much between an independant and a de dion (caterham). Live axle ok for track use.
As mark says though the geometry has to be right. I haven't seen any graphs of the camber gain vs deflection for the haynes. The rear is the easiest to get right, it's lot harder to get the front right especially with the constraints of the front uprights. For me it will be about on road fun with the odd track day, it should be a laugh what ever, as long as I have enough power to pop the back out for a bit of controllable fun I'll be happy! If I'm unhappy down the line I'll look at changes to the geometry. to the OP, i'm sure there are many locosts running with independant rear ends. That way you'd get the best of both
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27th March 2012, 12:53 PM
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Thanks for the input so far guys
To add to the debate, what's people's thoughts on the mx5 based roadster vs the sierra based roadster? Are the mx5 components lighter? I know the Mazda Engine is somewhat more powerful than those stone age pinto's. But, I take it the mx5 route is more expensive and complicated?
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