Dual Cam Setup

Ron Gratz wrote:

I had envisioned having the wand and gauge on the outside of the cam lift link, but I realize that would make photography very difficult.

I can see if that's possible. I'm not picturing a good place for the gauge.




I'll look at under too - but that might present a ground clearance problem.

Ron Gratz wrote:

Would you be able to turn the link so the u-bolt nuts are on the outside instead of the inside?

I think I can just put a piece of plastic or tape over the u bolt ends to make it smooth. I wish I had though of that while I was in the parking lot doing the test.

Ron Gratz wrote:

If you can figure out how to keep the gauge from hanging up on the u-bolt nuts and keep the wand from hanging up on the u-bolt nuts, chain links, and body parts, we'll be able to quantify the amount of bar tip deflection.

I'll give it another shot.

Ron Gratz wrote:

You also could measure a bar's load-deflection relationship by using the tongue jack to raise the tongue until the bar has zero load. Then unhook the lift chain and let your Sherline scale support the bar tip. As you raise the jack to transfer bar load to the scale, the bar will deflect. That will allow you to get load-deflection data.

I may try that. I don't know if I can lift far enough to get to zero.



Here's another video (slow motion of a right turn). It seems as if the bar deflection decreases at some point in the turn. I wonder if, when the inside bar unloads that the outside bar can unload some too - because rather than the bar bending the suspension is affected?

Dual Cam: Slow Motion Right Turn