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1. Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "cmpile" <hoxiepoo@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 21:48:37 -0500; I seem to remember reading in Mickey Thompson's story "Challenger" about his wife following him down the salt at night with the headlights on so he could spot the shadows from the high spots. After; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00036.html (7,811 bytes)
2. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "Joe & Lynne Lance" <jolylance@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:59:38 -0400; yeah, i remember that book, challenger had no suspension, thompson didn't believe in shocks, talked about how it hurt his back. lance ps- i flunked high school typing too so water pressure irregular.; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00037.html (8,503 bytes)
3. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:55:21 -0600; As one who knew Mickey and worked for him at Lions Drag strip and helped a little on the twin engines streamliner Mickey was given a bad time about the rigid mounting on the car. Micks answer was as; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00043.html (9,017 bytes)
4. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: Nt788@aol.com; Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 12:14:35 EDT; There have been times. Jack; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00046.html (7,776 bytes)
5. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:14:58 -0400; At 175 with light unsprung weight suspension is good - At 300+ with a heavy rear and steel wheels suspension is futile .; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00048.html (7,815 bytes)
6. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: Flowbench@aol.com; Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:31:59 EDT; I would disagree, @5200 lbs. + with speeds over 300 we feel it's absolutely nessarry in car #265 Mike; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00049.html (8,105 bytes)
7. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:49:39 -0500; 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 compar; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00050.html (9,534 bytes)
8. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:58:04 -0700; 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; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00051.html (10,208 bytes)
9. Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "3liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 00:22:40 -0700; Good question, Brian. I also got very interested when Keith mentioned that 3/8" of suspension travel. In fact, it raised a few more questions. Keith how do you know that 3/8" data trace is not instru; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00055.html (8,443 bytes)
10. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: John Goodman <ggl205@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:42:46 -0700 (PDT); "I would disagree, @5200 lbs. + with speeds over 300 we feel it's absolutely nessarry in car #265" Mike: I too agree. Success at Bonneville without suspension proves nothing more than it is possible; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00066.html (9,716 bytes)
11. RE: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 07:29:14 -0400; I have worked with the data quite a bit and tell you the following with a few reservations. The first one being we have to find a way to log this data both as down force and travel in inches. this wi; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00071.html (12,748 bytes)
12. RE: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:56:21 -0500; This is very valuable data; thanks for sharing it. Your data acquisition system is probably sensitive enough to see periodic suspension movement due to small imbalance forces from the wheel/tire/rot; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00083.html (10,076 bytes)
13. RE: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: John Goodman <ggl205@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:34:39 -0700 (PDT); What follows is purely an opinion. With regard to vehicle weight and spring dampening, it should be remembered that you are dampening springs with shock absorbers, not the entire vehicle. Whatever ef; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00088.html (8,792 bytes)
14. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: John Goodman <ggl205@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:27:28 -0700 (PDT); I thought you went to 800lbs springs (up from 400lbs) for SpeedWeek? Regardless, if after a spring rate increase your vertical chassis travel remained the same (before spring change) that may indica; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00089.html (9,422 bytes)
15. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:14:44 -0500; We did increase the back springs for speedweek to 800's from 400's..... the nose seemed to be okay at Maxton... but with the next 50mph we had evidence of compression on the nose that was uncomfortab; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00090.html (9,833 bytes)
16. Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: "3liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:38:45 -0700; List: I have been following this discussion with interest and I thank both Dave and Keith for sharing the info and the response from others. Some of the meaning is escaping me because of conflicting; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00108.html (9,508 bytes)
17. Re: Bumps, Suspension, Etc. (score: 1): Author: John Goodman <ggl205@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 17:00:33 -0700 (PDT); "With regard to springs; If you see there is too much vertical chassis travel, increase spring rate. Do you mean the axel is hitting or bottoming "UP" against the chassis because of soft springs, cau; /html/land-speed/2004-09/msg00132.html (8,715 bytes)

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