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Re: QuickOldTimer
Posted by 'davidmc' on 15 Feb 2010 @ 15:47

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More phsycobabble. Rear wheel lift is a function of frontend geometry. Chassis flex around the waist/yoke area, which can result in a small displacement of relative position between the two rear axle bearing hangers. Rear axles flex to allow the outside rear tyre to maintain a flat profile relative to the tarmac. If the inside rear has lifted, how can any force be applied to the rear of the kart that will make it flex?

Do seat stays alter flex? I can't see how. They operate through something (the seat and your body) that is an order of magnitude more "squishy" than the thing being flexed. Can they alter load transfer? Having given it more thought, I'm not convinced. Do this thought experiment. Connect a bar from the roll hoop to the front nose of race car, or the roll hoop to each sidepod. Have you somehow magically altered the load transfer?

In fact, if the "seat stay -> load transfer" theory were true, would we not end up creating a moment and steering the kart when accelerating were we to run just one seat stay?

Dave

Message Thread:

when to use seat stays by 'winger93' (14 Feb 2010 @ 22:51)

Re: when to use seat stays by 'QuickOldTimer' (15 Feb 2010 @ 9:16)

Re: when to use seat stays by 'Ballhatchet' (15 Feb 2010 @ 9:30)

Re: when to use seat stays by 'QuickOldTimer' (15 Feb 2010 @ 9:45)

Re: when to use seat stays by 'Ditch' (15 Feb 2010 @ 10:06)

Re: when to use seat stays by 'alanrr' (15 Feb 2010 @ 11:26)

Re: when to use seat stays by 'QuickOldTimer' (15 Feb 2010 @ 11:38)

Re: when to use seat stays by 'GillardKid' (15 Feb 2010 @ 12:22)

Re: when to use seat stays by 'QuickOldTimer' (15 Feb 2010 @ 12:40)

QuickOldTimer by 'MrvanEs' (15 Feb 2010 @ 14:50)

Dave, do you ever get fed up with...... by 'alanrr' (15 Feb 2010 @ 15:36)

Re: Dave, do you ever get fed up with...... by 'QuickOldTimer' (15 Feb 2010 @ 16:06)

Re: Dave, do you ever get fed up with...... by 'alanrr' (15 Feb 2010 @ 17:13)

Re: QuickOldTimer by 'davidmc' << You are here!

davidmc by 'MrvanEs' (15 Feb 2010 @ 17:03)

Re: davidmc by 'Traxtar' (15 Feb 2010 @ 17:20)

Traxtar... by 'MrvanEs' (15 Feb 2010 @ 17:54)

Re: davidmc by 'vizard' (15 Feb 2010 @ 17:21)

Re: Seat Stays by 'QuickOldTimer' (15 Feb 2010 @ 18:45)

Re: Seat Stays by 'QuickOldTimer' (15 Feb 2010 @ 19:04)

Re: davidmc by 'davidmc' (15 Feb 2010 @ 17:54)

Re: davidmc by 'deangwigan' (16 Feb 2010 @ 10:26)

Re: davidmc by 'SimonS' (17 Feb 2010 @ 9:56)

Re: davidmc by 'BanzaiBoy' (17 Feb 2010 @ 13:39)

Anyone fancy answering 1509's question on.... by 'alanrr' (17 Feb 2010 @ 14:15)

Re: Anyone fancy answering 1509's question on.... by 'PaulGarnerTKM' (17 Feb 2010 @ 17:21)

Thank goodness! by 'alanrr' (15 Feb 2010 @ 18:24)

Re: Thank goodness! by 'Traxtar' (15 Feb 2010 @ 20:16)

Re: Thank goodness! by 'drewdt3' (15 Feb 2010 @ 20:49)

Re: Thank goodness! by 'QuickOldTimer' (15 Feb 2010 @ 20:52)

Oh good! The Chuckle Brothers spotted... by 'alanrr' (15 Feb 2010 @ 21:55)

Shucks! Was one of them SEAT STAYS? (nt) by 'alanrr' (16 Feb 2010 @ 0:33)

The thing is, how come the two EXPERTS..... by 'alanrr' (16 Feb 2010 @ 0:38)

Slick sticker kit maybe helps you win? (nt) by 'alanrr' (16 Feb 2010 @ 0:44)

It's your name on the kart, ain'it? Yeahhhhhhhh! by 'alanrr' (16 Feb 2010 @ 0:48)

I'm off to bed, what time do they unlock you? by 'alanrr' (16 Feb 2010 @ 0:53)

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