Re: 4wd Mechanics

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Thu, 21 Sep 1995, Dave Eaton wrote:

> arrangement which means that the motor can be mounted lower and further back
> which improves the polar moment and the weight distribution and well as
> lowering the c of g.
> 
> seem like a good alternative for audi ?  what do you think?

Well, Audi was (I think) the first to use a hollow driveshaft on the 
input to the centre diff, allowing better packaging of the whole 4WD 
system.  Lets take that one step further, and build a hollow crankshaft, 
and run the front driveshaft up the middle!!  That would allow the engine 
to be mounted behind the front axle, and nice and low.

Later,											
Graydon D. Stuckey										
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu								
'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II				
'83 Mazda RX7 w/13B, GDS Racing Stage 58474