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Can vette's attain AntiSquat?
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Can vette's attain AntiSquat?
I'm sure most of you hot rods guys know what I'm talking about. Do you think that I can get my car to do this even though it has an IRS suspension in the rear? Thought I would throw it out there.
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Re: Can vette's attain AntiSquat? (xfactor974)
That is just the nature of an IRS rear. It will squat on take off. The pinion gear pulls the ring gear down and with it the rear of the car. In a live axle the pinion gear cannot pull the ring gear down due to the solid axle between the rear wheels, so the pinion climbs the ring gear and forces the rear of the car upward thus driving the axle toward into the ground.
You could probably work with the suspension geomentry and minimize the squat but don't think you can get rid of it.
tom...
You could probably work with the suspension geomentry and minimize the squat but don't think you can get rid of it.
tom...
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Re: Can vette's attain AntiSquat? (Schmucker)
Wouldn't you want the rear end down on take off to transfer weight to the rear tires?
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Re: Can vette's attain AntiSquat? (tangee-vette)
What most are forgetting is that the squat also brings with it negetive camber change. Squat is good but this is what it did to an old set of tires I had:
Before you ask, I put those tires on the front of the car so it had something to sit on over the winter. Note the wear pattern. A stiff spring will help keep the tires good and flat while still having the awesome weight transfer 63-82 Corvette's have.
[Modified by Stingy74, 6:08 PM 7/3/2002]
Before you ask, I put those tires on the front of the car so it had something to sit on over the winter. Note the wear pattern. A stiff spring will help keep the tires good and flat while still having the awesome weight transfer 63-82 Corvette's have.
[Modified by Stingy74, 6:08 PM 7/3/2002]
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Re: Can vette's attain AntiSquat? (C3 Shark Tank)
Doesn't the Guldstrand 5-link reduce/eliminate the "squat?" Expensive but :cool:
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Re: Can vette's attain AntiSquat? (trw)
They still have "squat" but not the camber change that hurts traction.
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Re: Can vette's attain AntiSquat? (C3 Shark Tank)
The squat can be kind of cool. First time I took a friend of mine for a ride I came to a stop and punched it. He thought it pulled the front tires! :lol:
[Modified by Cookwithvette, 4:48 PM 7/4/2002]
[Modified by Cookwithvette, 4:48 PM 7/4/2002]
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Re: Can vette's attain AntiSquat? (Cookwithvette)
Thanks for all the great replys. It makes sense that we wouldn't be able to eliminate squat all together. I saw a cool 30's couple with a 502 in a show the other day that was doing anti-squat take off's and it looked cool. I don't mind it at all on the vette. Just wondering if it were possible really. I guess a better route would be just to fix the camber change and be happy.
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Re: Can vette's attain AntiSquat? (xfactor974)
Vettebrakes makes a schweet setup called "smart struts" (I think) that almost completely eliminates camber change at full travel. It is not very expensive and will help with the uneven balding of tires :cheers:
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