View Single Post
Old 05-11-2008, 07:59 AM   #10 (permalink)
mt_goat
Contributing Member
 
mt_goat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oklahoma State
Posts: 7,183
Quote:
Originally Posted by stormin94 View Post
I'm wondering how this is possible, since there is normally not any tire weight on the torsion bar, as is the nature of virtually all suspension components(to suspend the chasis over the axles).
You're not considering swing weight, there is a lot of significant dynamics going on when the truck is moving fast on rough roads. Your statement is correct while the truck is stilling still (static). Keep in mind one of Downey's big markets is the desert racing group. But what's good for desert racing is not always good for rock crawling.
__________________
Dale

"America is in a hole and it's getting deeper every day. We import 70% of our oil at a cost of $700 billion a year - four times the annual cost of the Iraq war." T. Boone Pickens
Check out the plan: http://www.pickensplan.com/ and http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/Pages/default.aspx
mt_goat is online now   Reply With Quote