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Originally Posted by rat_rod_russell
Its because of the fuel tank location on the 55-57 Chevy's and the modification required to those cars to make the sway bar fit the body if it was still on top like in the C4 corvettes. This takes care of a lot of problems with the longer wheel base too and you have a bunch of other stuff that has been moved and you just don't see like it sits here. Migrated instant centers of the rear swing arm, extended anti squat instant center and so fourth. By giving the rear sway bare less mechanical advantage over the rear we get a softer sway bar without having to buy a new one and we can use the OE Corvette bar that comes with the suspension. (so its free  )
Thanks
-Russell |
Very nice work. The chassis looks good. I just have to comment on the rear sway bar location as well. You may want to have someone do an FEA analysis on that idea. Between the HAZ created by welding the bracket to the tube and the loading in compression as well as bending it worries me. Long slender tubes in compression have to resist buckling. Obviously these types of 4 bar set-ups are well proven, but when you apply a load like that between the fixing points of the bar you are increasing the probability of buckling under load. I can't say for sure this is going to be the case, but without some calculations and investigation, I personally would go with a different solution. I'm not throwing stones, just my personal opinion. I wouldn't want to see any accidents happen.
