The most important issue about chassis is that both safety and handling are controlled by the chassis design. If the chassis flexes, then you have to go to heavy springs not stabilizer bars to achieve any decent handling. There is a price to using stiff springs. It gives you a very harsh ride that even makes you think you are going faster than you really are but it also gives you vibrations that tire you out very quickly. Normally you would want to get out and walk around every hour that you drive it. When you hit even a small bump on the road you definitely feel it. Think about this; when you hit a bump on the road using stiff springs, your entire car gets bounced up in the air not just the suspension taking the bump.
Race cars today want to use as light a springs as they can get by with and rely on using stabilizer bars to control the lean. Remember if the chassis flexes you can not use the stabilizer bars to control the lean because it would twist both the frame & the body.
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Where is the safety in the original frame design? The steel frame rails are way below the height of the front bumper of most cars. Ask yourself this: what would happen if someone hit me from the side? |
| I have seen several photo's of the original car going around a corner on three wheels. The inside front tire was off the ground. When the frame flexes, this is what will happen. | |
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Side View of our Driveable Chassis |
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Front Coil Over Suspension |
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Pass side Front Suspension / Brakes |
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Drivers side Front Suspension / Brakes |
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Rear Suspension |
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Rad, Expansion Tank & Cooling Fan |
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Our Drivable chassis beside the Detroit River |
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Steering |
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Fuel Cell / Roll bar |
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Safety Drive Shaft Tunnel |
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More to come so keep an eye on this site |
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