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I was about to try a calculation or two when a few in my circle said there no wheel rate change with a Mac strut.
My argument is, if I take two hypothetical tire locations - changes in track width - and simulate a 1" bump for each I should expect the strut to compress less as the tire moves farther way from the strut's LCA attachment point. And since linear spring rates are determined based upon lbs/inthe effective wheel rate should be less...yes?
When you wrote wishbone did you mean an SLA set up? I think, for a mac strut, if the strut attaches to the LCA half way between the inner pivto and the ball joint and wheel rate is essentially 50%...but this also depends upon the angle of the strut - question, not a statement???
Last edited by meb; 21 Aug 2008 at 16:46.
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