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**robnolimit** · 10-05-2010, 10:37 PM

One thing I will always push is education, and those are great questions. Search online and buy Herb Adams suspension design and tuning book. It is the best I have read, and it is understandable. NEXT, buy a copy of "suspension geometry pro" software. its only like 80 bucks. the rear suspension program isadaptable to mock up the questions that you are asking, and will show you the RC graphs for each. well worth the money.
Remember that "every action has an equal and oposite reaction" - physics class, so, the left/right force is a average of the two mount points of a P-rod - RC, and an average of the three points in a watts. As to radial deflection, yes, there is some. how much? get a 30" string and draw an arc with a 30" radius, and then measure out any 5 or 6 inches of the arc, the radial deflection is easily seen. Try it.

10-05-2010, 10:37 PM	#124
robnolimit Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dandridge, Tn. USA Posts: 2,226	Re: Make it handle One thing I will always push is education, and those are great questions. Search online and buy Herb Adams suspension design and tuning book. It is the best I have read, and it is understandable. NEXT, buy a copy of "suspension geometry pro" software. its only like 80 bucks. the rear suspension program isadaptable to mock up the questions that you are asking, and will show you the RC graphs for each. well worth the money. Remember that "every action has an equal and oposite reaction" - physics class, so, the left/right force is a average of the two mount points of a P-rod - RC, and an average of the three points in a watts. As to radial deflection, yes, there is some. how much? get a 30" string and draw an arc with a 30" radius, and then measure out any 5 or 6 inches of the arc, the radial deflection is easily seen. Try it.