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serious discussion on handling

Reply #15 –
Quote from: Kitz Kat;265306
Hey scott, try this , why can't we get all the the fat burning gyms with the pedal powers make juice. It may not be free for them but?


now thats entertainment:rollin:  There's so much unsaid above that it leaves room for the imagination to insert what you might have meant:D

serious discussion on handling

Reply #16 –
nice point on the nose of a car skipping like that ,,, never thought about it that way.

serious discussion on handling

Reply #17 –
I read several years ago about a Torque Multiplying Sway Bar. Some of the new Jeeps and the Power Wagon have an electronic center disconnect (from American Axle), and I think there was mention somewhere of an addendum to this technology that would allow torque multiplication to the loaded side. There are patents (and applications in existence) for Torque Multiplying Sway Bars. I have never heard of anyone using one on a Mustang or Bird, but why not? I found this Austrailian link to a system of similar idea, but waaayyyyy more complex than the one I read about several years ago: http://autospeed.com/A_0477/cms/article.html (May not even be worth looking at)

Perhaps this is the one I read about, although I thought it was American Axle, and I remembered it being more mechanical:
http://delphi.com/manufacturers/auto/other/ride/active/

serious discussion on handling

Reply #18 –
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Newer cars go a step further and actually change the viscosity of the shock fluid instead of changing the size of the openings it goes through. That's the electronic suspension found in new Caddies and Corvettes.

When I first saw a demonstration of this on TV a few years ago, I had to pick my jaw up from the floor. The fluid has a magnetic suspension that rearranges its molecules (stiffens) when an electrical current is added. Otherwise it is just like a normal shock; instead of being filled with gas it's filled with this fluid. The fluid was like $2000/gallon or something ridiculous, at least at that time.

But one of the first things that went through my mind was, "Wow, this will make a great replacement for the PRC shocks in the Turbo Coupes." Think about it: all of the necessary hardware is already in place (steering sensor, actuator wiring, ride control computer, etc.). So my thinking was, remove the PRC actuators, clip in a new harness from the old PRC actuators to the shocks, and JUST maybe that might work. The same signal that the ride control computer would send to turn the actuator would instead stiffen the shock. It's the same principle, just different methods of delivery. The firm/auto button should also theoretically work.

And if a generic Fox body retrofit kit were to be made, then everyone could enjoy the same benefits as a Turbo Coupe. Might be a little tougher, and obviously more sensors and whatnot would need to be installed, but there's enough room to do anything necessary.

Just food for thought. :)