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Who says you cant adjust the camber on a swing axle
Camo - February 2nd, 2013 at 03:25 PM

Hi guys,

just saw this on the net and thought it may make a good discussion point (or some arguments) :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NW6YYmQqGA

Kev

Doug Sweetman - February 2nd, 2013 at 05:24 PM

nice bit of engineering and cad work.

Bit pointless, but nice nonetheless :)

Heavier and more complex than the irs double jointed axles.

psimitar - February 2nd, 2013 at 11:32 PM

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Originally posted by Doug Sweetman
nice bit of engineering and cad work.

Bit pointless, but nice nonetheless :)

Heavier and more complex than the irs double jointed axles.


Yes but it has to be heavy and complex-ish so that the axle tube continues to be the second link of the suspension. If the IRS didn't have the A-arm then it would flap around all over the place and so the adjustable section of the SA tube needs to be able to adjust yet stay rigid also :)

It's a nice idea but I wouldn't suggest giving up your day job if you went into production ;)

HappyDaze - February 3rd, 2013 at 06:50 AM

Pity whoever wasted all that clever design time didn't put all that effort into coming up with something more useful.....such as an ashtray for a motor-bike.:rolleyes:

Craig Torrens - February 3rd, 2013 at 09:14 AM

:D

waveman1500 - February 3rd, 2013 at 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by HappyDaze
...something more useful.....such as an ashtray for a motor-bike.:rolleyes:


I have actually seen guys on Cruisers/Harleys smoking whilst riding at low speeds in an open-face helmet, so the ashtray could be useful!

Doug Sweetman - February 3rd, 2013 at 06:43 PM

It reminded me of the land rover front axle.... Yes, the axle tube definately needs to remain stiff but I'd hate to think how heavy the "mechanism" would be !!!!

vlad01 - February 4th, 2013 at 09:26 PM

well this is useful.

think I might do an SA conversion on my IRS car in preperation for this.

SuperOwen - February 4th, 2013 at 10:04 PM

I believe the live axles on v8 super cars actually do something slightly like this, using CV's in the ends of their housings.

vlad01 - February 4th, 2013 at 10:18 PM

I thought v8 super cars were all irs?

the production cars are so I cant see the race cars being live axle.

SuperOwen - February 4th, 2013 at 10:22 PM

They have no parts in common with a production car except a bit of body shell, like NASCAR etc. I think they are changing to IRS maybe next year with the new formula?

vlad01 - February 4th, 2013 at 10:43 PM

I just looked in up in wiki.

wow live axle with spoll diff. talk about primative. I guess thats why they slide out so easy.

live axle set up right is actually very good and easy to drive. but the spools :crazy: I thought thats something wankers buy off ebay so they can do fully sick burnouts bro.