My understanding of Gordon G's Mumford beam description:
by using spring pre-load it is possible to create an equilibrium between the left and right side of the vehicle, it does not find equilibrium front to rear ... no doubt a useful tool on a track where all turns are equal
if a race circuit has a preponderance of turns in one direction it will often be an advantage to (un) balance the vehicle to gain a performance advantage for the amount of time that will be spent in that direction
examples would be Nascar, WoO, or Indycar oval racing
their rule books limit the weight percentages front to rear as well as side to side for safe handling reasons
the simple pivot beam used as described by Gordon G will not define weight percentage on the axles or on the contact patch
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Originally Posted by AU N EGL
Speedy,
You do mean Left Front to Right Rear and Right Front to Left Rear?
Corner balance is just that. LF + RR = RF + LR
That is with the driver in the drivers set and tank of fuel
Just going left to right or front to back, is not enough and will still up set the car though corners.
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