DeTomaso Mailing List: January 2001, Message #240

I think I see an experiment coming here...... :)

If the lever arm was 1 foot or ten from the car, the height of the car is 
not going to change.  The car weighs the same and the spring rate isn't 
changing.  As long as you are grabbing onto the car (suspension) at the hub 
at the same location for both arms, the distance you extend the hub will 
not effect the static height of the car.

Where would the force come from to compress the spring?

JB



At 01:59 PM 01/07/2001 -0500, SOBill@aol.com wrote:

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>Mike,
>
>I was wrong about offset not affecting leverage on the springs.
>
>If the wheel contact patch moves outboard from the car centerline, the
>leverage on the spring will increase and the car height above ground will
>drop because the suspension arm angles to the chassis will change.  This can
>change the static alignment.
>
>If the wheel contact patch moves inboard, the reverse will happen.
>
>
>SOBill Taylor
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>Mike,
>
>I was wrong about offset not affecting leverage on the springs.
>
>If the wheel contact patch moves outboard from the car centerline, the
>leverage on the spring will increase and the car height above ground will
>drop because the suspension arm angles to the chassis will change.  This can
>change the static alignment.
>
>If the wheel contact patch moves inboard, the reverse will happen.
>
>
>SOBill Taylor
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John Bentley
Wireless Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc.
408.525.9336