Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Great post jmtandem. And dead on, on every one of your points.
Ben please answer this:
You have a truck with an ABS braking system. If you could set up the weight of the truck anywhere you want too to stop the fastest, do you want the weight of a truck to be:
Equal on all 4 tires?
Depends if going straight, not towing, can be hauling and the rest
up to ambient conditions
Most of the weight on the front tires?
Almost ditto above, but can be towing...as want under steering when
towing...must be straight if towing
Most of the weight on the rear tires?
Yes when towing and especially on a curve...this also works going
straight on the flats
So much 'depends' on lots of things and the 'best' for me while towing
is a 'slightly' understeering setup
With a properly setup WD Hitch and sized correctly, that nose dive
of the trailer (tongue or PIN) will drive lots of weight onto the TV's
rear axle
Then the WD Hitch system will 'distribute' some of that off of the
TV's rear and over to the TV's front
Remember that any vehicle characteristics are tuned or setup NOT for
the static, but for the dynamic. Then there many, many changes to
the variables while static that then adds more variables
You always end up referring to track...then why would I setup my racers
with variable rear torsion bars? Low budget stuff because still in
college, but made up my own with changeable mounting location to
the live axle mounts, but kept the ends the same.
Same bar, same bar end links to the body. Some kits had variable
end links, but expensive to a college working his way through college
Lever arms...is the reason
Why would I do that? OBTW, it was also driven there and back on pavement
No trailer, again low budget college kid