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Old Dec 25, 2005 | 08:57 PM
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Here's a couple of pics. I know I haven't touched the upper links yet, but I'm thinking about doing it in stages to test out all the possibilities. My question is if I could remove the panhard bar based on the angles of separation of my lower links:





And, for comparison sake, here's the stock setup using the same CG for an accurate comparison:



I thinking that I've gained 12 degrees less of oversteer, a 7" lower Roll Center (not good, right?), and a 13% increase in antisquat. What do you guys think?

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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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Ok, here's the latest figures I've calculated:



What do you guys think?

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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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it makes me think that i want to be an engineer when i grow up... so i could understand it alittle more
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by SnoViking
it makes me think that i want to be an engineer when i grow up... so i could understand it alittle more
Yeah, I wish I had gone to be an engineer too. This stuff is really interesting, that's for sure.

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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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it was either engineering or biology.... i picked bio.... but i really want engineering... im ganna be in school for ever
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