Thanks John.
I'll try to talk my son into trying the lower hole next year. Our season just ended.
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- Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:05 pm
- Forum: Chassis and Suspension
- Topic: Finding the instant center on a leaf spring car
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- Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:28 pm
- Forum: Chassis and Suspension
- Topic: Finding the instant center on a leaf spring car
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Re: Finding the instant center on a leaf spring car
Thanks for the response. This is still a hot topic. What you are saying is what John Calvert to me this summer when I spoke to him. Top hole and preload is the hardest hit on the tire. We only have 2 flats of preload in it now. Our AFCOs have 40 clicks of adjustment and they are 20 extension and 12 ...
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:41 pm
- Forum: Chassis and Suspension
- Topic: Finding the instant center on a leaf spring car
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Re: Finding the instant center on a leaf spring car
This a quote from John Heard: "Ok I talked to Travis at Calvert, he was great and went over all this with me. He said basically that on a stock suspension car, the instant center runs from the contact patch of the tire forward through the front spring mount. With the Caltracs, the front point s...