| Re: Anti Dive
Rick,
without seeing the cars you reference, I'd be inclined to think that the 3 spring(?)/damper setups you saw are really more designed for ride height control. Yes, they do have the effect of stiffening pitch resistance, so that would provide some anti dive, but at the expense of a harder ride. Anti dive does it without changing the ride. Flat bottom cars need to be close to road in order to generate ground effect, but if they get too close, the air underneath gets choked off, and downforce goes away, so racers are usually more concerned with managing the aerodynamics.
I seem to remember that Radical has sort of hybrid 3 spring/damper setup called a "Nik" link, which helps to separate pitch and roll resistance. Maybe something similar could be built by an enterprising owner (I think it is patented).
Tom |