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olav |
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I've been noticing a lot of people mentioning that the suspension system in a 914 is no match for modern suspension system. Some even mention that a Neon's suspension is better. What are the problems with the 914's suspension that make it so uncompetitive with the newer cars? Is it that the 914's suspension in some peoples cars is so old ie old bushings, shocks, torsion bars that are worn, etc that newer cars just have newer parts which makes them better or is the actual design of the suspension been superceded? Just curious. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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The MacPherson strut's major flaw is it loses, rather than gains, negative camber in bump. Also, only certain combinations of roll center heights and swing arm lengths can fit physically.
The semi-trailing arm suspension in the rear has 2 fundamental flaws also; the camber change is a straight line and the toe change is a curved line (on a position-time plot). Thats the opposite of "optimal". Now, with this said, the 914 is still a great design considering it was made 30+ years ago without the aid of computers. |
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