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Old 11-18-2011 | 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Lonestar
And now, something completely different

All these setup sheets with weight IN the rear arms... (i) where do they put it and (ii) I just don't get the physics of it... why in the arms rather than on the chassis, as this increases unsprung mass?

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Paul
Hopefully somebody from the ministry of Silly Walks can clear that up for you
Originally Posted by Lonestar
Thanks - I agree on the 17g or so "ballast" under the rear brace but I still don't understand the stuff in the triangles. Here's a copy/paste of Cav's Vasaa setup:

"1/2 oz weight behind transmission; 1/4 oz in each rear triangle;"

It's the "in each rear triangle" that I don't get. Am I missing something?

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Paul
It's the "triangle" at the outer rearmost section of the "wings" of the chassis.
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