Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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A few thoughts for you------------

Anti roll bars are a cover up for a suspension system that has short comings in certain areas of travel --------

Any suspension component must transfer/resist/anchor a unwanted force and to do so will be detrimental to the vehicle in its primary function-----------

A tube compared to a solid bar has certain properties because of the added surface(internal+external) I don't recall the physical law/principle, but it gets a lot of discussion at various times-------

Choices of materials and design in production vehicles comes down to bottom line $$$$$, not necessarily prime choice of methods/materials(production arb(anti roll bar) are generally mounted in soft rubber bushings mainly for forgiveablebility---so as there won't be a sudden transfer of force that could get excessive to mount points----------

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Anti roll bars are a cover up for a suspension system that has short comings in certain areas of travel --------

Sorry, Jerry, I don't buy that at all. An anti-roll bar is as much a part of the suspension system as a shock absorber, a spring, a hairpin or an A-arm - not a cover-up. Anti-roll bars have a specific purpose long recognized as a vital part of a good suspension system.

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Any suspension component must transfer/resist/anchor a unwanted force and to do so will be detrimental to the vehicle in its primary function-----------

I agree that a suspension component must transfer/resist/anchor a force (or a moment). However, I really don't understand your characterization of "detrimental." The primary purpose of most of our vehicles is to provide proper ride comfort (a property unique to each of us), and acceptable performance in straight line, cornering, acceleration and deceleration. Proper transfer of the forces you described will actually enhance the that primary function.

If you meant that enhancing a part of the primary function, such as cornering, another part might be affected, I agree with that.

By the way, I did not find the Hotchkis article to be a masterpiece, but other than the typo substituting "diameter" for "radius," it is factually correct. Also, I wasn't concerned about the 1,000 lbs-ft torque on the wheel. It's just an example with round numbers.

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