Originally Posted by
DesertRat
I have never seen a discussion of how the position of the motor inside of the pod affects the car handling... it would seem relevant because of the growing difference i[n] pod length between various cars. My new CRC xti has a very short pod compared to the old Xi/XL pod dimensions, and in order to run my usual gear set I had to grind away a large amount of the football. I know moving the motor forward effectively removes unsprung weight, putting the weight on the center shock instead of just the rear tires, but does anybody know how that changes the car attitude aside from the age-old less unsprung weight is better argument?
I was recently asking an expert about pan car design. I thought this piece of information he gave me was relevant:
The imaginary line between the pivot ball and the tyre contact patch defines the anti-squat. So, moving the pivot ball backward would increase anti-squat.
Have you taken any measurements of the pod lengths (pivot-ball to axle distance) of the various cars? I would be interested in seeing some comparisons.