AkumaNoZeta Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I came across this yesterday while doing more research on designing suspensions and I thought I would share, http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument;jsessionid=13C6C64008D11983666AE283DDF3C382.espacenet_levelx_prod_6?CC=US&NR=2003067135A1&KC=A1&FT=D&date=20030410&DB=&locale= Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted March 5, 2010 Administrators Share Posted March 5, 2010 Camber gain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I came across this yesterday while doing more research on designing suspensions and I thought I would share, http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument;jsessionid=13C6C64008D11983666AE283DDF3C382.espacenet_levelx_prod_6?CC=US&NR=2003067135A1&KC=A1&FT=D&date=20030410&DB=&locale= Enjoy. Just a double a-arm setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaNoZeta Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 I came across that from eng-tips.com where the inventor was answering questions about the design. On a Ford Expedition it reduced the roll from 32* to 15* and eliminates the roll bar completely. He also said that he was able to get both tires to camber into the corner which increased the turn-in ability. I also read that his first design the roll center was at the COG height but since it didn't roll at all it inspired too much driver confidence and was a safety hazard in that concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rat_ranger Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 It looks interesting but fairly complicated to set up correctly. Also seems overly complicated. I would want to see it on an actual car before looking into it as a viable option. You say it was tested on an expedition, where are the pics of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I came across that from eng-tips.com where the inventor was answering questions about the design. On a Ford Expedition it reduced the roll from 32* to 15* and eliminates the roll bar completely. He also said that he was able to get both tires to camber into the corner which increased the turn-in ability. I also read that his first design the roll center was at the COG height but since it didn't roll at all it inspired too much driver confidence and was a safety hazard in that concern. I think the issue with it for us is the RC would be way too high. Maybe good for a SUV not so good for a sports car. Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaNoZeta Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) Here's the forum that I got it from and the links to other articles are in it. http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=83185 BTW, it's not like I'm looking into it as a design for my car I just love spending my free time looking up stuff like this. Edited March 5, 2010 by Grim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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