Off Panhard bar

[andy quaas]

Wouldn't the upper bars pull/push the same amount if spaced exactly
the same distance apart from the center?  I need to draw something to
understand this better.

Andy


---Gary Derian <gderian at oh.verio.com> wrote:
>
> There was a general discussion of rear suspension design.  My point
was that
> a 4 link, where two of the links are angled to provide lateral
location will
> bind up when the car leans in a corner.  One angled link will pull
forward,
> the other will push rearward.  The amount is small but it is there. 
With
> rubber bushings, it works OK.  This type of 4 link is popular on
many US
> cars, notably GM intermediate and full size and Ford Fox chassis
Mustangs
> and their siblings.
> 
> Gary Derian <gderian at oh.verio.com>
> 
> >Why do they need to have rubber joints?  I've seen many a 4 wheeler
> >with 4-link suspensions and don't have rubber anywhere.
> >
> >> >A four link rear suspension, where [two of] the links are [at]
> >angles to
> >> provide lateral
> >> >location can only work if the links have rubber joints. Also the
> >links have
> >> >to locate the axle as well as control the torque.
> >
> >I missed the start of this thread, but now i am interested!  What was
> >the original post?  What is the vehicle?
> >
> >Andy
> 
> 
> 

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