- 1. Solid mounted axel? (score: 1)
- Author: "Hal Worcester" <HWorcester@AdvancedPower.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:16:44 -0700
- Hi all, I am building a new car for LSR and have a question? I am contemplating mounting a 9" Ford axel in the rear to replace the stock independent suspension. What are the pro's and cons of solid m
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- 2. Re: Solid mounted axel? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:33:23 -0500
- Okay it's worse then a couple of inches... it's actually more like 3/4 of an inch total travel... but the value of that ability to have the suspension interact with the track is huge.... it keeps the
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- 3. Re: Solid mounted axel? (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:22:47 -0700
- Having run both solid and sprung, I vote for sprung if only 1 inch of travel. Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC
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- 4. RE: Solid mounted axel? (score: 1)
- Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:51:44 -0500
- I'll second what Keith wrote. If the surface were as flat as a pool table you could get away with having no suspension but the real world isn't perfectly flat--the Flat Earth Society notwithstanding
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- 5. Re: Solid mounted axel? (score: 1)
- Author: Nt788@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:04:10 EDT
- Hi Worchester If the track was perfectly smooth, suspension? Slightly washboard, suspension? pot holes, suspension? Undulated, suspension? would a go kart perform better with suspension? A rubber dri
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- 6. Re: Solid mounted axel? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 17:25:22 -0400
- Also having run both, the suspended car is so much easier to drive. Yes its more work to build and set up but the handling improvement is worth it. BTW a long WB car with a little chassis flex rides
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