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Old 02-14-2015 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Aza088
Hi Fellow 1/12 scalers,

I'm trying to get my head around the side spring locations.

What is the difference between having the side spring further out on the link or more words the centre of the car on the chassis?
That changes the effective spring rate seen at the tire contact patch. The rate varies as the square of the distance between the spring and the center pivot.
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