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Need some help determining strut tower load
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Need some help determining strut tower load
Im fully with you on that. I basically built my car for something to do. The s14 chassis is a piece of paper when stock, and I needed more room for the engine. My car ended up meeting my goals. The car turned like a jet, and had the most smooth and responsive steering I have felt with it ever...- EfiniRX7
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Need some help determining strut tower load
Basically two different ideas of what needs done to recreate a shock tower on a tube frame car. I basically just stated that a macpherson car is not used widely in tube frame applications for a large variety of reasons, one being all of the extra weight up high due to needing a much stronger...- EfiniRX7
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Need some help determining strut tower load
I figured I would post a picture of both car's from the engine side. These are not my car's just a reference from the net. I notice most macpherson strut cars have steel in front of the strut tower, and many double wishbone cars do not i.e 350z along with rx7. Even the older macpherson rx7's...- EfiniRX7
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Need some help determining strut tower load
Ok, I have a question pertaining to the load a Macpherson strut tower sees VS. the load a particular double wishbone car sees. Basically since the macpherson strut is required to hold the weight of the car and control the cornering forces imparted through the tire/ upright, I was under the...- EfiniRX7
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