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Like many, I have been doing a lot of studying and learning of 4 link rear suspsensions and what makes them work. I intend to do my own 4 link soon.
But during a recent run, I noticed that some guys with revolver shackles had a tendancy to lift the nose easier on climbs than those without (all leaf sprung). And I got to thinking that perhaps the revolver shackle was making the antisquat number go through the roof as it opened up. (the setups and makes of the rigs were very similar, so I am somewhat ruling out higher centers of gravity and other differences).
But my problem is I'm not quite sure how to calculate the antisquat for a leaf sprung vehicle. (Yes, I have searched and read and haven't seemed to stumble upon that fact yet). Does this act like a converging link setup? If so, then a fairly arched spring would put the angle of the "converging link" scenario high and make the antisquat percentage pretty high. And the more you opened the revolver, the more that percentage would increase and effectively want to raise the nose (per previous discussions on this forum).
Does the collective agree? Anyone with a suggestion on calculating antisquat with leaf springs? Am I right in assuming they act like converging links?
But during a recent run, I noticed that some guys with revolver shackles had a tendancy to lift the nose easier on climbs than those without (all leaf sprung). And I got to thinking that perhaps the revolver shackle was making the antisquat number go through the roof as it opened up. (the setups and makes of the rigs were very similar, so I am somewhat ruling out higher centers of gravity and other differences).
But my problem is I'm not quite sure how to calculate the antisquat for a leaf sprung vehicle. (Yes, I have searched and read and haven't seemed to stumble upon that fact yet). Does this act like a converging link setup? If so, then a fairly arched spring would put the angle of the "converging link" scenario high and make the antisquat percentage pretty high. And the more you opened the revolver, the more that percentage would increase and effectively want to raise the nose (per previous discussions on this forum).
Does the collective agree? Anyone with a suggestion on calculating antisquat with leaf springs? Am I right in assuming they act like converging links?