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| Marv's3.6six |
 Aug 14 2005, 10:40 AM
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:............. Are they needed? I notice on Patrick Motorsports big engine 914 cars none are used. Any high HP cars here runnin them?
I have a set in the box, and all the susp components are coming off the car in the next couple weeks as she will be painted on a rotissere. Opinions wanted! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) |
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| ArtechnikA |
Aug 14 2005, 11:06 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
they are a historical artifact.
the factory tried a LOT of things to eliminate flex, and unsurprisingly the 914's didn't get a lot of full engineering support (they were kinda busy winning Le Mans and the World Championship of Makes with the 917's). so they just tried a lot of stuf. they tried stiffening the trailing arms. before long other people copied the factory stuff. if you are trying to build a historically accurate GT clone (museum piece) i suppose there'd be a place for them. contemporary wisdom is that they do nothing useful. they weigh something (unsprung at that...), they cost something, and they strengthen a part that you're better off bending that using to transfer exessive stress to the tub. "it seemed like a good idea at the time..." |
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Marv's3.6six Trailing arm stiffeners.......... Aug 14 2005, 10:40 AM
Aaron Cox difference of opinions in these.....
some say tha... Aug 14 2005, 10:54 AM dakotaewing The typical opinion here is that you would rather ... Aug 14 2005, 11:03 AM ! IF ya do it...make sure the arm is in a jig....the... Aug 14 2005, 11:05 AM Marv's3.6six "it seemed like a good idea at the time..." Thats ... Aug 14 2005, 01:03 PM ! Yeah....I keep dissin' them and it's proll... Aug 14 2005, 01:08 PM Aaron Cox IMHO - leave em off Aug 14 2005, 01:11 PM J P Stein I probably put more stress on my suspension in a w... Aug 14 2005, 01:52 PM Marv's3.6six I have none of the fashionable "stiffening kits" o... Aug 15 2005, 08:18 AM
9146986 A friend of mine who is a 914'er and a aeronau... Aug 15 2005, 10:32 AM |
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