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08-10-2015, 08:50 PM | #23 |
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Wouldn't really help.
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I'm confused by what you mean on adding carbon to the end links? end links are tensile-compressive and I'm sure the end links don't have enough strain to make any noticeable difference in the stiffness of the anti-roll. Dialing in OD-ID relationship for the lightest bar per desired stiffness will be what makes the best bar. |
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08-11-2015, 07:15 AM | #26 |
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Wet lay carbon isn't strong; You can't just wrap something in carbon on a whim and have it be strong; Carbon doesn't like shear stresses or flexing, so its fairly useless in suspensions that aren't specifically designed around its limitations.
Also what type of layup would you be using? Something like 90/0/90 probably wouldn't work. Also 3 layer would probably break. 90/30/60/30/0. Maybe? Depends on the specific types of stresses in the bar. Anyway, I would need to do math that I really don't like doing to really figure it out. Analysis of stresses in carbon parts is really complicated and I haven't done it in 5 years. So that's as far as I'm taking this thought experiment. TLDR: you can't do it because carbon in structural settings is really hard to make work. |
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You've obviously thought about it a lot more than i have. If I happen to have access to the materials though, with minor knowledge of the engineering behind it, would there be many cons? Also, you didn't happen to study at Brown did you? http://engin1000.pbworks.com/w/page/...0Drive%20Shaft
Also, in response to the sway bar end links comment, the stock end links seem to be pathetically thin and prone to bending. I can bend them very easily with minimal effort, I would not be surprised if strengthening this in compression would reduce roll/ increase torsional stiffness of the anti-roll system. |
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Didn't go to brown. I just took a few advanced materials courses in college. And honestly I gave it about 5 minutes if thought Cons are expense and that it will probably break. Literally no pros. Minor knowledge doesn't cut it with nonisentropic materials. If you want beefier endlinks take a look at Myhel (sp?) Endlinks. They are bigger with much more substantial ball joints. I bought them for the ball joints, but you can buy them for whatever reason you want. |
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I would think that it is indeed experiencing quite a bit of bending as they have ball joint ends which makes pure tension and compression next to impossible.
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