mad-butcher
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 05:08 PM |
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Inboard Suspension someone please explain
Can someone please explain how it reduces roll and bump steer
sorry meant body roll
tony
[Edited on 20/5/09 by mad-butcher]
[Edited on 20/5/09 by mad-butcher]
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sprouts-car
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 05:09 PM |
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Like outboard suspension but moved a little. 
Seriously though, I would guess at reducing unsprung weight.
[Edited on 20/5/09 by sprouts-car]
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CaptainJosh
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 05:16 PM |
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Both of these are reduced by changing the length of and moving the steering rack. Nothing to do with where your shocks are.
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 05:34 PM |
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Unless you mean body roll?!?
If you mean that I guess body roll and bump steer could be limited by making the suspension rising rate (something only really possible with inboard
suspension)...
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 05:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mad-butcher
Can someone please explain how it reduces roll and bump steer
It does neither of these things. Inboard suspension may offer some aerodynamic advantages, and allow you to configure a rising spring rate, but bump
steer is down to steering rack location and length, and body roll is down to COG and roll stiffness.
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chrisg
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 05:48 PM |
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What Mike said, but adding that it looks cool, although peversly it can cause your shocks to overheat!
(depending on air flow) 
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 05:58 PM |
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with a bio like that, you should be a politician
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Howlor
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 07:12 PM |
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The benefits are in the setting up IIRC. You can alter ride height without altering the springs initial force.
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chrisg
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 07:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mad-butcher
with a bio like that, you should be a politician
How very dare you!!!!!
I'll have you know that that bio contains one or more truthful facts!
Well one actually
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Agriv8
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 07:41 PM |
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On the MNR setup you can.
Alter ride hight indipendantly of the spring damping. So i can run a spring for my damping requirements not one to get the correct the ride hight
The shock is working through a ( progresive constant ) arc.
PS re the over heating dampers i had my V8 well above the 100's under bonnet temperatures were would burn flesh and noticed no diference on the
damping arround oulton IMHO.
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 08:57 PM |
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Autograss Specials went through a phase of inboard suspension mainly to move some very expensive shocks out of the cr*p and out of harms way in the
event of a coming together. However, most are not back on more conventional shock locations as it was found that if the set up wasn't kept
spotless and well maintained then, due to the very soft springs used, stiction became a bit of an issue. Just something to bear in mind. As they are
not there on the outside, don't forget to check everything regularly.
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