Originally Posted by
protc3
That is true. Shortening them in relation to the arm also reduces roll. Longer links make the car roll more. This works well on wider platforms as they are trying to get the cars to roll more as the car will fight itself trying to roll as the weight of one side will counter balance the other side. The closer the weight is to the centerline, the more freely the car rolls. Kind of like walking a high wire. Long pole, easier to stay standing. Hold a pencil and you are S.O.L. .lol
Not really like balancing on a high wire at all actually. Roll is about lateral thrust and balancing is about gravity... a person on a high wire has a pole they can move left and right to counterbalance. You can do this in racing but most if not all rules would consider that cheating with the exception of oval and motorcycle racing, boat racing, etc... how much your car rolls depends on it's roll center, center of gravity, weight, speed, etc..