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    1. #1
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      Quote Originally Posted by exwestracer View Post
      If both arms are canted down toward the front (side view), and the upper is tilted more than the lower, then your IC for anti-dive is outside the wheelbase (ahead of the car), no? The anti-dive may work that way because the vehicle weight doesn't have the same leverage over the front suspension with the fulcrum that far ahead of the C/G. Interesting idea, and one I'm not familiar with. With the UCA at a higher angle, you should be losing (slight) caster on bump (and under braking), as Ben pointed out. Your simulation results don't show that, so something isn't making sense there...
      I mapped this out Ray with the UCA pivots at -2 9/16" and 5 7/16 (rough estimate) and the IC for anti-dive is behind the car at 20' 1 7/8" with the height 2' 5 15/16" above ground.

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      Quote Originally Posted by wellis77 View Post
      I mapped this out Ray with the UCA picots at -2 9/16" and 5 7/16 (rough estimate) and the IC for anti-dive is behind the car at 20' 1 7/8" with the height 2' 5 15/16" above ground.
      Ok, I was just going off the tilt values you had given in post #16. If they are both tilted down (forward), and the top more than the bottom, they HAVE to converge at the front.
      The values on your original chart:

      back up what you stated above. The LCA seems to be tilted more, so your IC would be to the rear.

      Ray Kaufman - Wyotech Chassis Fab and High Performance Instructor. Words of Wisdom from an old master... at Asylum Custom Interiors website




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