Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc.

[Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>]

Keith,

You said that your data showed 3/8 " movement all the time.

Q:

What was the available travel?
Is that plus 3/8 to minus 3/8 or 3/8 total?
Did it 'bottom out' at any point?
How did 50, 100, 150, 200 and max. speed compare?
Any indication of shock  performance -- good, bad or otherwise?

If I can get a left knee that works, I'll see you at WOS,
Bryan





Keith Turk wrote:

>here's the interesting part.  All of this is just educated guess's... what
>you feel by the seat of your pants...  Most of them are valid... but still
>maybe's because very few of us have actually compared one to the other in
>the same car.... Solid Vs Suspension...
>
>I have... drove the car last year and this year.... Trust me on one thing
>here... I know what I felt in my butt... and I know it correlates to what
>the car did in reality and that in turn comfirms my suspicions that
>Suspension works at Bonneville on Smooth course's...  ...
>
>Here is what I know happened... the car handled flawlessly.... no matter
>"why" it did ... the bottom line is that it did... there is a possibility
>that it's from added downforce ( body angle of attack increased ) or the
>fact that it weighed another 200lbs.... bottom line is the suspension was
>always moving.... sometimes a little bit sometimes a pretty good bit... but
>it was always moving... reacting...
>
>Last year with solid suspension in the rear it was always hunting and
>seeking a line down the salt... not much, but the movement was standard with
>low G acceleration situations like Dave puts us into...  the car always felt
>a bit like it was floating...  that's all gone... the car is solid as a rock
>and the suspension moves now... just like a real race car....
>
>Keep in mind this is only my opinion and like all things your mileage may
>vary... as this only concerns my car in it's current state of repair.
>
>Keith
>I've got a lot to learn from our data that isn't there yet... but it's
>coming and as I learn it we'll be sure to share it...