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โApr-13-2014 06:02 PM
mrekim wrote:
It looks like this clamping approach holds well. I put some nail polish on the outer plates and the frame and got a couple of hundred miles in with zero movement:
Also, I do plan to revisit the spring bar measurements when time permits....
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โMar-09-2014 08:26 PM
mrekim wrote:When the TV and TT are aligned straight ahead, the left WD bar will be angled about 25 degrees to left of the TV's centerline and the right WD bar will be angled about 25 degrees to right of centerline.
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
โMar-09-2014 05:32 PM
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.
Ron Gratz wrote:
Would you be able to turn the link so the u-bolt nuts are on the outside instead of the inside?
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.
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.
โMar-09-2014 05:09 PM
mrekim wrote:The videos are extremely informative.
The gauge needs some tweaks....
Hopefully the info in the video is still useful.
Also, my home brew dual cam mounts don't look like they moved at all. I assume that these turn tests put them near the max propensity to want to slide back and forth?
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JBarca wrote:
Your present TW by your Sherline scale at the time the test is done.
JBarca wrote:
How much pointer deflection was measured from a relaxed WD bar (no load) to WD engaged just from hitching up?
JBarca wrote:
How was WD adjusted on the truck in regards to truck front end position?
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