Good question. What about any other style arm?Does a front 4" short arm pull down on the frame when torque is applied?
Good question. What about any other style arm?
Start with brake dive
Then you know why the front arms don't direct forces to the ground during a climb.I would love conversation around any type. I know all I need to know about brake dive.
I don't think so. I rode around in FWD for a while waiting for my DC driveshaft to arrive. I've got a short arm lifted 3". Under acceleration, the rear would squat hard. The front didn't drop. It may be worth mentioning that I didn't have rear shocks in either. Of course, accelerating on a flat road doesn't cover all situations.Does a front 4" short arm pull down on the frame when torque is applied?
Then you know why the front arms don't direct forces to the ground during a climb.
Would require the perfect wheelie in the 4wd... Not happening, the front is still going to provide a significant amount of traction. Although a lot can be done on the slickrock of Moab with 2wd.@jjvw would a 2wd Jeep climb just as well as a 4wd Jeep if no weight is on the front?
As in it's doing a wheelie?@jjvw would a 2wd Jeep climb just as well as a 4wd Jeep if no weight is on the front?
There is a difference between no weight and unloading due to weight shift. One happens before the other.@jjvw would a 2wd Jeep climb just as well as a 4wd Jeep if no weight is on the front?
There is a difference between no weight and unloading due to weight shift. One happens before the other.
Regardless, we are still waiting for someone to explain how the front arms can transfer a force to the ground during a climb. Until that happens all we are left with is gravity and the rear end.
A mid arm will also put more weight on the front end during a climb because the rear doesn't sink under load.There is a difference between no weight and unloading due to weight shift. One happens before the other.
Regardless, we are still waiting for someone to explain how the front arms can transfer a force to the ground during a climb. Until that happens all we are left with is gravity and whatever the rear end does to the weight shift.
Quite a bit of it. I even know what antisquat is.I thought you had it all figured out.
Correct. Especially as compared to a typical long arm where the rear sinks and causes the front to go light during a climb.A mid arm will also put more weight on the front end during a climb because the rear doesn't sink under load.
So then I would be led to believe that better rear geometry allows the front end to do more and become more important as it will have more weight on the front during a climb.Correct. Especially as compared to a typical long arm where the rear sinks and causes the front to go light during a climb.
Yes. On a climb, the rear has a lot of influence on what the front can do.So then I would be led to believe that better rear geometry allows the front end to do more and become more important as it will have more weight on the front during a climb.
A mid arm will also put more weight on the front end during a climb because the rear doesn't sink under load.
Yeah, i think... the sinking rear would take more weight off the front hence giving the front less traction/weight being insignificant to the pull. Having a stable rear causes the front to remain steady to have a somewhat even distribution of weight since no end is sinking or raising, thus being efficient in the pull.Does everyone understand this?