3 link Tech for dummies

[BillyShope]

With an offset odd link, what happens to the rear tire loading due to roll caused by engine torque reaction and the rear suspension's proportion of roll stiffness? I know that's a big reason for the huge rear sta-bars sometimes seen on dragstrip cars and I don't see it going away entirely. Is rear roll stiffness something that can be used in conjunction with some other amount of odd link offset to advantage?Norm

Norm, if an asymmetric suspension is used to cancel the driveshaft torque's effect on rear wheel loading, the car's roll stiffness distribution doesn't enter into the picture. In other words, the reaction to the driveshaft torque is taken entirely through the links and no roll deflection occurs.



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