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Desert Sasqwatch
Bigfoot Goblin
- Desert Sasqwatch Bigfoot Goblin
F1 wing, looks very nice. Enough tire clearance at full lock? Looks like it might be tight.
How is your front suspension geometry, linear? Asking because your alignment - camber, roll center, etc. - will change with the increased downforce weight of an efficient wing. Double check this to be certain there will be no surprises with squirrely handling at higher speeds. This front downforce also needs to be balanced with a compatible amount of rear downforce. Getting it right will be like balancing on the head of a pin - but hopefully you will get there.
How is your front suspension geometry, linear? Asking because your alignment - camber, roll center, etc. - will change with the increased downforce weight of an efficient wing. Double check this to be certain there will be no surprises with squirrely handling at higher speeds. This front downforce also needs to be balanced with a compatible amount of rear downforce. Getting it right will be like balancing on the head of a pin - but hopefully you will get there.
jcdman
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- jcdman Well-Known Member
F1 wing, looks very nice. Enough tire clearance at full lock? Looks like it might be tight.
How is your front suspension geometry, linear? Asking because your alignment - camber, roll center, etc. - will change with the increased downforce weight of an efficient wing. Double check this to be certain there will be no surprises with squirrely handling at higher speeds. This front downforce also needs to be balanced with a compatible amount of rear downforce. Getting it right will be like balancing on the head of a pin - but hopefully you will get there.
Tire clearance is tight but it did clear. Both this and the rear wing are adjustable, and I plan on just running a front wing at autocross type events so lower to mod speed environments <65mph. Alignment is something to consider but difficult to tune on the road.
Desert Sasqwatch
Bigfoot Goblin
- Desert Sasqwatch Bigfoot Goblin
Sorry to see all of your hard work in pieces.
Just have variable sized weights to push on the front end while checking the alignment - suggestion: kid - 50lbs, supermodel -100lbs, jockey - 150lbs, normal American male - 200lbs, sasquatch -250lbs (ok, a small squatch). It would take some time to accomplish but would probably be worth doing if you plan to have significant downforce on the front end.
Just have variable sized weights to push on the front end while checking the alignment - suggestion: kid - 50lbs, supermodel -100lbs, jockey - 150lbs, normal American male - 200lbs, sasquatch -250lbs (ok, a small squatch). It would take some time to accomplish but would probably be worth doing if you plan to have significant downforce on the front end.
jcdman
Well-Known Member
- jcdman Well-Known Member
Sorry to see all of your hard work in pieces.
Just have variable sized weights to push on the front end while checking the alignment - suggestion: kid - 50lbs, supermodel -100lbs, jockey - 150lbs, normal American male - 200lbs, sasquatch -250lbs (ok, a small squatch). It would take some time to accomplish but would probably be worth doing if you plan to have significant downforce on the front end.
I'll look into it, although I admit I absolutely loathe doing alignments haha. Sucks that it's so important.
Once I get prototype 2.0 built I have a buddy that races in the Indy Nxt series that's gonna help me tune the balance/springs/alignment
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