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Lola t 70 rep rear upper wishbone
Fred W B - 8/3/05 at 11:34 AM

http://www.race-car-replicas.com/images/rear_susLOLA_TUBE_FRAME_CHASSIS_1_031.jpg

Would you be happy with this rear upper wishbone on a kit you paid US D 23 500 for?

Cheers

Fred WB

Jonte - 8/3/05 at 11:44 AM

Looks very simple and no adjustment??

MikeR - 8/3/05 at 12:24 PM

can't help wondering how strong that top wishbone is when subjected to accelaration / decelaration..... but it does look nice!

Alan B - 8/3/05 at 12:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
can't help wondering how strong that top wishbone is when subjected to accelaration / decelaration..... but it does look nice!


I agree Mike.....except for the looking nice bit..

Not good engineering at all.

britishtrident - 8/3/05 at 01:25 PM

The lower wishbone I don't care for either.


Using wishbones at the rear is a modern trend copied from ground effect cars --- 60's and 70's racers used parallel links

TheGecko - 9/3/05 at 12:48 AM

I agree that that's pretty unremarkable engineering in a $23K+ kit! Was it Colin Chapman who called bent tubes "pre-failed" ?

Dominic