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Originally Posted by old greg
...the distance from the lower control arm pivot to the center of force of the contact patch does affect wheel rate. ...
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You are honestly factoring the bending of the hubs into your wheel rate calculations?
If you put the wheel on the end of a 10 foot pole extending out from the hub, you will still have the exact same total stroke, thus the same wheel rate, as if the wheel was tucked in. Yes, the pole will bend, but that's because a 10 foot pole is going to bend.
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Originally Posted by Giccin
Wow. The size is actually pretty close to that 350(?)z. o_O
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You can see the car will be a few inches shorter pretty much the entire length of the profile. Factor in a lighter engine, not huge wheels & brakes, and take out Nissan's affinity for BMW-esque bulk and 2700 pounds sounds reasonable.