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Re: roll center

To: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
Subject: Re: roll center
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:52:03 -0600
well hard to argue with success,  for over 40 yrs it
set more records than any other car,  put more people into
the 200 mph and 300mph clubs than any other

Joe :)

Albaugh, Neil wrote:

>Glen;
>
>Hmmm...I sure would avoid using one of those types of rear suspensions--
>swing axles are treacherous; they exhibit large camber changes and their
>jacking effect almost guarantees that once a certain point is reached, a
>driver can't save it. About the only way to make a rear swing axle
>manageable is to limit the wheel travel to only a small bump & rebound.
>
>Regards, Neil     Tucson, AZ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Russel Mack [mailto:rtmack@concentric.net] 
>Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:41 AM
>To: Glen Barrett; John Burk; land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: roll center
>
>
>Glen:
>the 77 had a lot of positive camber showing on the rear when I saw it towing
>to the line in 2001.  I pointed it out and somebody told me it was a
>swing-axle.  I met Seth, Tanis, and crew later that week (we were next to
>them in Impound),  and I think I remember discussing the rear suspension
>with Seth, or maybe one of the crew.
>
>Have they changed it since then?
>Russ, #1226B





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