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Old 09-04-06, 07:49 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hemipanter
So, this is a live rear axle car? Do they have a more specific explanation about the effect of altering the Rc height? Do it maybe have something to do with rules. To me altering watts Rc height is not the same as altering
Rc height using instant centre.

Goran Malmberg
Yes, live axle.

I don't know about the specifics but was under the impression that with all suspensions generally, however you do it, raising the rear rollcentre increases the roll stiffness at the rear causing more oversteer/less understeer and vice versa. With the watts linkage they have it setup so they can very easily and quickly change the height of the watts linkage pivot point which is the roll centre height. I don't know whether this has anything to do with the rules, I think it is probably just an effective tool that is pretty universally used by all the Oz Supercar teams
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