Posts: 1230
Threads: 233
Registered: August 29th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Central Coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Could be worse
posted on June 20th, 2006 at 07:33 PM
Swing-Axle drifting in the 50's
Quote:
....swing axle provides a new experience in stable cornering and control
[ Edited on 20-6-2006 by bus914 ]
Error
Sorry, you must be a registered user in order to download attachments.
Click the
thumbnail for video
CAFFINEPUSHERMAN
A.k.a.: chris taranto
Custom Title Time!
bandito di culo
Posts: 1609
Threads: 169
Registered: May 25th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: sunny st kilda
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: got the horn
posted on June 22nd, 2006 at 11:13 PM
cool kraut power
A candy coloured clown they called the sandman tip toes through my room every night just to sprinkle stardust on my pillow go to sleep everything will
be allright
1967 Type 3 square
1956 double door panel
1968 single cab kombi
pete wood
A.k.a.: figure itout
23 Windows of Awesome
Posts: 6828
Threads: 389
Registered: January 15th, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: Nth Nth StMarys, Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro White
Mood: upgrades = jackstands
posted on June 26th, 2006 at 11:42 AM
if you'd read it more closely you'd notice it said...
Quote:
"Spring compensated, low pivot point swingaxle..."
You see there's nothing particularly wrong with swingaxle unless you don't allow for large changes in camber (ie from neg to pos mid corner) and
high centering. The only reasons it's an issue is if it has a short radius (axle length), high pivot point and no way of limiting radical positive
camber...like say in VWs. In fact, if IRS isn't set up properly it can do exactly the same things, it's just they happens to a lesser extent.
Porsche, Mercedes and Renault and for that matter, formula Vee, all used swingaxle very successfully in the late 50s early 60s. Formula vee still use
swingaxle and they are very fast little cars.
For instance, check out this Renault Alpine. It was one of the greatest rally cars of all time and it has a rear engibed swingaxle rear. In the first
pic, airbourne it's as clear as day and at rest, look at the wheel tuck. Just like a dumped beetle. This car was an awesome performer. It's not
about the whether it's swingaxle or not, it about how you set it up.
[ Edited on 26-6-06 by pete wood ]
Error
Sorry, you must be a registered user in order to download attachments.
Error
Sorry, you must be a registered user in order to download attachments.
