Recent content by Wylde

Hey RM, Every time I have a question I always revisit this forum (have intermittently frequented since 2014). I know you are a big proponent for the performance trends software and that is my next investment. While I'm budgeting the cash for this I do have a question. While I was mapping out...

20 degrees? Sounds like you were running dirt not asphalt! An old engineer I used to race against ran modifieds for a long time in the 90's and 2000's (Him and I had a pretty good rivalry on the track but were great friends off track). This was when 3 link modifieds were still the hot ticket in...

Just out of curiosity, does any car on asphalt use a lift arm rather than a pull bar for their 3rd link?

So I ran a 3 link modified "B-Mod" for a while and noticed that a lot of guys had a really short panhard bar and ran it with a lot of angle. From your explanation that would mean that they would load the right tire more than the left and their roll center would migrate faster. Is that correct...

Ive heard from a lot of racers different options on stagger with dirt 4 link supsensions. From post #36 you explained how to calculate minimum stagger. D + .5 (TW) x CL \ D - .5 (TW) where D is the track diameter in feet TW = rear track width of the car in feet ( divide inch measurement by 12)...

Hope you enjoyed your vacation! As to your Budweiser comment I am a Colorado boy so I relate better to Coors analogies, anyway I digress. The correlation I am drawing from your post (namely SA2.jpg) is that slip angle has an inverse relationship with traction. The more slip angle the less...

That is a great read and better helps understand progressive vs linear spring rates. Here is a question that will make you think. I understand that dampers (shocks) are there to control vertical acceleration. I race dirt modifieds an have recently stumbled across a rather unusual setup. In the...

The issue with using two springs or progressive springs is the build in potential energy. When you stack an 800 spring and a 200 spring you will actually get a combined rate of 160lbs. Since you are using two springs in series the equation looks like this: Rate_equivalent=(800*200)/(800+200)...