Originally Posted by TQ29m:
Everything is relative, in this situation, the torque tube needs a space of it's own, to allow the up and down motion of the rear end, a collision between the seat and the torque tube isn't a good thing, if you land on the tires, they absorb some of the stop, then the chassis bottoms out, and that is pretty much where the transfer to your back begins, if you race long enough, you will eventually have this happen, altho I think my worst one was in a go-kart, on a road course, we had a long straight, then a 90 degree to the right, then back left, and if you didn't hit it just right, you'd scrub off a lot of speed, too fast, and the back would come loose, and you'd back into a tall curb, I saw it coming, but there was no way I could support my neck and back from that sudden stop, that's been at least 30 yrs ago, and it bothers me yet. I don't know of anything that would help, maybe don't get in a race car, or, maybe mount the seat on 4, 1950 Chevy muffler mounts! Bob
We plan to run an inventory reduction sale on the Chevy muffler mounts and Franklin radiator caps in the near future.
Honest Dad himself
