Do they still make cars with leaf springs?
Glorified ox-carts.
( , Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:14, Share, Reply)
Glorified ox-carts.
( , Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:14, Share, Reply)
how else are you going to roll it on a corner
while the cops all crash in to you at 40mph
( , Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:35, Share, Reply)
while the cops all crash in to you at 40mph
( , Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:35, Share, Reply)
Yep
The Mustang for example is a solid rear axle with leaf springs, unless you pay megabucks for a Roush converted one, but by then, you should have just bought a Corvette.
The Vette does have independent rear suspension, and has done since the 60s I think, but since the 5th generation it's had a weird composite leaf spring which goes from one side to the other.
Funnily though the Corvette has been one of the most successful cars in endurance racing in the last 10 years, it's been highly developed and that old push-rod lump just keeps on going.
I'm also glad to see the new one has even more electronics that won't work. :P
( , Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:36, Share, Reply)
The Mustang for example is a solid rear axle with leaf springs, unless you pay megabucks for a Roush converted one, but by then, you should have just bought a Corvette.
The Vette does have independent rear suspension, and has done since the 60s I think, but since the 5th generation it's had a weird composite leaf spring which goes from one side to the other.
Funnily though the Corvette has been one of the most successful cars in endurance racing in the last 10 years, it's been highly developed and that old push-rod lump just keeps on going.
I'm also glad to see the new one has even more electronics that won't work. :P
( , Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:36, Share, Reply)