i would think that you could measure the physical dimensions of the various
parts, then calculate the static angles from the ride height.
modeling the dynamic action of spring, shocks, and road texture is extremely
complicated, BTW.
-James Creasy
Slide Angle Cobrasports www.klio.net/cobra
BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
-----Original Message-----
From: TONY OZZELLO P802 AWS <adozzell@sc9.intel.com>
To: ba-autox@autox.team.net <ba-autox@autox.team.net>; autox@f-body.org
<autox@f-body.org>
Date: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:40 AM
Subject: Support stands that bolt to hubs?
>Hey all,
>
>I'm thinking of modelling the suspension on my car and the first
>thing I need to do is to get good locations of all the pivot points
>in the suspension. I don't have an alignment rack at home but I was
>thinking that if someone made a support stand maybe a foot or two
>high that would bolt on the hubs in place of a tire, it would be
>easy to lift the car up enough to easily slide under and get measurements
>while the suspension was loaded.
>Has anyone seen/heard of such a thing?
>Or, has anyone measured all the pivot locations for a 4th gen f-body
>so I can skip this step? :)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tony
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