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Originally Posted by ayau
So all else equal, if you lower the front of the car, you'd want to increase spring rate to minimize the LCA and the strut from being perpendicular under compression.
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no, if you lower the car, the LCA angle will change period, upping the spring rate will do nothing for that because it is a function of mechanical geometry.
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Originally Posted by ayau
double wishbone appears to be the superior design. I guess that's why Formula One still uses it.
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F1 uses the design because it packages better
but otherwise, F1 suspension design laughs and farts and throws beer bottles in the general director of production vehicle suspension theory.
so you should NEVER draw any conclusions of F1 design and production cars. If you want to immitate a racing body.. watch what the rally guys do.