Originally Posted by Fordified
Man, you drift guys just have it all figured out. Why does nearly every drag car, regardless of class, run a solid axle? The only ones that are running IRS are either vettes (which really can't run a solid axle due to their drivetrain layout) and imports? The reason is because very few IRS setups won't get huge camber gains as the suspension cycles. When you get camber gain, you get decreased tire contact patch and thus reduced traction. Couble that with the fact that very few halfshafts will hold up to serious launches (and the ones that may be able to are outrageously expensive) and you get 99% of drag cars running solid axles. Hell, even dragsters (not fuel cars) run a 4 link rear suspension now, but guess what, it still uses a solid axle.
Us drift guys huh? I like drifting cause it's fun thats all. Most American V8 owners enjoy a donut or powerslide as much as anyone else but I think a lot of them cant bring themselves to come out and have a good time just cause 'the damn imports' got to it first.
Not to sound cocky, but unless you've studied suspension for quite a while, you're going to have a hard time trying to educate me on it. Take the time to read my post and look up some of the things I want over. I'm more than happy to listen to good points though. I think this is why I got away from domestics, too many of the owners are so closed minded that they cant ever learn something new. I thoroughly explained why independent and DeDion layouts work better for drag racing, SOLID STRAIGHT LAUNCHES and we all know that an evenly matched drag race is won or lost in the first 60ft.
Originally Posted by craig_302/
The strongest CV axle made is never going to be as strong as a solid piece of hardened chrome moly steel. That's fact.
Fact? NO, uninformed biased opinion.
I can show you heavy duty multi thousand HP trucks and heavy equipment that use full independent suspensions, thing is they come from Europe. And as much as Americans like to hate on Europeans, unless your ancestors lived in Teepees, chances are you're European anyway.
-Sean
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