Originally Posted by jjones752:
Doesn't that negatively affect your roll center? the theory behind the Jacob's Ladder (or Watts Link) is to achieve roughly the same arc as a long Panhard rod, to minimize the roll center change; looks like your R.C. would be all over the place, linear to where the heim is in relation to the chassis.
I could see where they are going with this. Instead of a "bolted fixture" ie panhard or Jacobs ladder, the chassis would still be able to rotate just the same because it floats. I could possibly see it allowing more rr loading adjustment potential via bump stops of different stiffnesses, as well as more range of motion before finding a binding point in the arc angle of a panhard or ladder. Since they have a fixed bolted point on the chassis, in the arc motion the bar and or ladder gets longer or shorter. With this new setup, the length of the link never really changes. It's thinking outside the box which is always cool.
What kind of options do you have available currently and associated costs?
Thanks