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Old 01-07-2005, 04:29 PM
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This torque arrangement consists of an arm is connected to the rear end at one end and the transmission crossmember at the other. This arm is firmly fixed to the read end in two places, thus preventing rotation of the rear end. The rear end is located longitudinally (fore and aft?) by lower control arms like any four-bar system.

I'm not sure I splained it very well, but it actually works quite well. I used it in a Cobra. It worked really well on the street. I didn't get a chance to try it on a track because the car got stolen with only 500 miles on it. I used to race Camaros in SCCA (American Sedan class) and this setup worked well for a long, heavy car. I'm not sure if it would work well for a Cobra because of the anti-squat characteristics. The anti-rotational forces push up at the center of the car, rather than the rear, causing the whole car to rise theoretically, rather than just the rear. You guys are up on the theory of this stuff. What do you think?
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