RE: nicked

["frank j. bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 07:02 PM 11/12/99 +1300, Dave Eaton wrote:
> i personally suspect
>that the major contributor to the bite might quite simply be the well-known
>propensity of semi-trailing arm suspension (as featured on the type 44) for
>camber, and particularly toe-out changes in heavy cornering.  rear toe-out
>would of course have a fundamental effect on rear slip angles.  hence the
>requirements with this suspension for careful setup and alignment....
>
>as the ur-quattro (struts) and the rs2 (wishbones) don't have this sort of
>rear suspension, i'm in the clear.  if you think about it, many cars that
>have had semi-trailing arms (e.g. e30 3-series, 911's) were noted for their
>tricky handling in extremis....

i guess those early type 44q's must be quite a handful as well!
btw i thought there was a separate list for these discussions...

frank