Ok, so the strut rod ties the lower control arm to the front chassis. I get that.
And adjusting the length of the strut rod changes the vertical line through the
upper and lower ball joints of the spindle. But how does this help stabilize the
geometry under hard braking? It seems to me that the momentum of the
chassis would tend to push the upper control arm forward. Why would
the lower need stabilization?
This may tie in to a behavior I noticed before I tore down the front end. Under
braking, like on the highway before taking an offramp, the front end would
wander from side to side, as if the steering suddenly became loose (looser).
Is it possible that the old worn bushings on the strut rods were having an
effect on the handling under braking? (More likely it was the combination of
old worn bushings throughout the front end).
Rich
'67 C-code 'vert (Dees67)
'69 GT FB (project car)
Check out my band http://www.brickyardblues.com
And adjusting the length of the strut rod changes the vertical line through the
upper and lower ball joints of the spindle. But how does this help stabilize the
geometry under hard braking? It seems to me that the momentum of the
chassis would tend to push the upper control arm forward. Why would
the lower need stabilization?
This may tie in to a behavior I noticed before I tore down the front end. Under
braking, like on the highway before taking an offramp, the front end would
wander from side to side, as if the steering suddenly became loose (looser).
Is it possible that the old worn bushings on the strut rods were having an
effect on the handling under braking? (More likely it was the combination of
old worn bushings throughout the front end).
Rich
'67 C-code 'vert (Dees67)
'69 GT FB (project car)
Check out my band http://www.brickyardblues.com