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- Subject: Re: DOHC on a V8 possible?
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- From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Date: 10 Oct 92 06:52:00 GMT
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- -> What shortcomings are you referring too? I thought the '84 and later
- -> Vette was supposed to have a great suspension.
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- They have rather severe camber change, which causes the tires to rise
- up on edge, losing grip, and causing instant oversteer. Usually a
- spinout, even with the 'vette's go-kart steering ratios. So you wind up
- taking bumpy sections very slowly to keep from losing control.
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- GM relocated the lower inner pivot points after a few years of
- production, so later ones aren't quite as bad.
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- Any time you using a halfshaft as a suspension link, you're severely
- limited in the range of available geometries. Your choices are
- basically swing axle or parallel-link with minor variations.
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