I have a couple suspension questions, one of which applies directly to the s-chasis', and only some real suspension geeks will truly know the answers to.
First off, I plan on building my own roll center adjustable flca's (probably rear too) and I had a question about the tension rods. I was thinking about putting a rod end on the control arm side of the tension rod as well, but I am not sure if that is a good or bad idea though. From the factory the flca/tension rod assembly acts as one solid arm. Adding that extra pivot point will, I think, allow the flca to move in more of a straight up and down arc and will probably reduce some bind. I am not sure if that would be good or bad though. I am curious to see if someone could model the suspension out and see exactly what all would change and whether or not that would be a good or bad thing. I personally do not have the capabilities to really analyze that.
Second, I was thinking about using torrington bearing on the rear springs as well. I would guess that as the spring compresses it will want to rotate some and letting it rotate may allow the spring to work more effectively and may possibly prolong it's life. I would like to know if others think that is a reasonable theory or an unreasonable one.
First off, I plan on building my own roll center adjustable flca's (probably rear too) and I had a question about the tension rods. I was thinking about putting a rod end on the control arm side of the tension rod as well, but I am not sure if that is a good or bad idea though. From the factory the flca/tension rod assembly acts as one solid arm. Adding that extra pivot point will, I think, allow the flca to move in more of a straight up and down arc and will probably reduce some bind. I am not sure if that would be good or bad though. I am curious to see if someone could model the suspension out and see exactly what all would change and whether or not that would be a good or bad thing. I personally do not have the capabilities to really analyze that.
Second, I was thinking about using torrington bearing on the rear springs as well. I would guess that as the spring compresses it will want to rotate some and letting it rotate may allow the spring to work more effectively and may possibly prolong it's life. I would like to know if others think that is a reasonable theory or an unreasonable one.
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