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Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

12-04-2013, 06:45 PM

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Sticky: CSG and RCE tag-team suspension Q&A thread! Ask us anything!

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Posted By mike156

Autobrz, as mentioned, this was not on the GT86...

Autobrz, as mentioned, this was not on the GT86 platform. Just another lightweight RWD. I included the wheel rates of the springs alone for comparison purposes. For reference, it was a 680lb/in...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

12-04-2013, 05:25 PM

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Sticky: CSG and RCE tag-team suspension Q&A thread! Ask us anything!

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This might actually be a quality issue of the...

This might actually be a quality issue of the springs more than anything else. If you are using good springs (Hyperco and Swift) then you might just be seeing the weight imbalance of the car. If it's...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

09-16-2013, 03:27 PM

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Posted By mike156

For the purposes of this discussion, you have to...

For the purposes of this discussion, you have to consider five different centers of gravity. One for each unsprung mass and one for the sprung mass. When you change unsprung mass into sprung mass,...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

09-15-2013, 02:57 PM

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Posted By mike156

Zdan, I would disagree with your assessment on...

Zdan, I would disagree with your assessment on where the weight goes. Your "jack the car up" outlook is flawed in that you are pyhsically lifting weight on the back of the car. Yes, in that case,...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

09-13-2013, 04:26 PM

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Sticky: CSG and RCE tag-team suspension Q&A thread! Ask us anything!

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Posted By mike156

Is droop travel overrated? For a long time,...

Is droop travel overrated?

For a long time, I had the opinion that a tire in the air meant you were losing grip. My world was rocked though when I was told to think more about what is going on...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

09-13-2013, 01:29 AM

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Posted By mike156

On learning from the internet or using low grade...

On learning from the internet or using low grade shocks to learn about damping changes?

If you are talking internet, the trick is obviously to establish a pretty good bullshit filter. Maybe this...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

09-12-2013, 01:00 PM

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Sticky: CSG and RCE tag-team suspension Q&A thread! Ask us anything!

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Posted By mike156

This is one community that should shun hard...

This is one community that should shun hard parkers and stance nation kids. Go on EVOm and make a post about 215s on 10.5 wheels in the suspension section. Be forwarned, there will be 50 posts in 20...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

09-09-2013, 03:16 PM

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Posted By mike156

I always see talk of roll height and control arm...

I always see talk of roll height and control arm angles and how they should control ride height. The idea that a car that is to low handles terribly because of these issue I personally think is a bad...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

09-07-2013, 06:23 PM

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Sticky: CSG and RCE tag-team suspension Q&A thread! Ask us anything!

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Don't take this the...

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Don't take this the wrong way as I'm only looking to add to the discussion on the analytical side. I can tell you from firsthand experience, your simplified diagram makes...

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