Path: utzoo!utgpu!alliant.com!UUCP Reply-To: british-cars@alliant.com Errors-To: british-cars-request@alliant.com Sender: british-cars-request@alliant.com Return-Path: Date: Fri, 9 Feb 90 12:07:00 EST Message-ID: <1442.25D3F95D@busker.FIDONET.ORG> From: George.Emery@p42.f4.n105.z1.fidonet.org (George Emery) Subject: Re: 1100's, New British Roadster? To: utah-cs!hoosier!sol@cs.utexas.edu X-Mailer: mailout v1.26 released Newsgroups: list.british-cars Distribution: ut Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu > The hydroelastic suspension was their main > claim to fame. I believe the system linked the front right to L.R, and F.L. to > R.R. wheels, in an attempt to balance things when cornering. No, the hydrolastic only links from front to rear; it doesn't cross the car. In fact, crossing over would be a detriment to cornering: inside rear wheel lifts causing the outside front wheel to dip further causing the inside rear wheel to lift... Great inducement to roll the car! -- George Emery - via FidoNet node 1:105/14 UUCP: ...!{uunet!oresoft, tektronix!reed}!busker!4.42!George.Emery ARPA: George.Emery@p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG