Another question from a newbie

[tin man]

Keith Masters brought up an interesting point last week at the MBH chassis seminar with regards to suspension software. He said that most software packages on the market are written using symmetrical front ends. Very few, if any racecars on the market now a days use equal length suspensions.

[hpmaster]

Keith Masters brought up an interesting point last week at the MBH chassis seminar with regards to suspension software. He said that most software packages on the market are written using asymmetrical front ends. Very few, if any racecars on the market now a days use equal length suspensions.

I think you may be confusing asymmetrical and symmetrical. Symmetrical are the same on both sides, asymmetrical are different from side to side.JMHO

sym·met·ri·cal
səˈmetrik(ə)l/
adjective
made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry.
synonyms: evenly shaped, aligned, equal; More

a·sym·met·ri·cal
ˌāsəˈmetrək(ə)l/
adjective
having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.
"the church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side"
synonyms: lopsided, unsymmetrical, uneven, unbalanced, crooked, awry, askew, skew, misaligned; More
having parts or aspects that are not equal or equivalent; unequal in some respect.

[tin man]

You are correct. I stand corrected.

[jrkracing54]

Every newer rocket car I see always has a 1" spacer on the LR. Why don't they just run an inch longer axel tube ?

Yes you are right about that Huck. I was told they shortened that axel tube and put the spacer on but not quite sure why. I guess it must be there so they can take it off when the track is very heavy to help loosen the car. I have an older Rocket with the standard length. John 1*

[TALON75]

I know Rocket started running that rearend when they were doing the orange front cars, just not sure why they stick with it, almost everyone seems to run with the spacer.