I'd like to understand how axle movement effects relative bracket distance and control arm length during cycling.
When an axle flexes one side up and the other side down, and the axle brackets swing in an arc side to side, and the control arms swing in an arc front to rear, does that change the relative distance between brackets on each control arm, inducing a "push/pull" force on each bracket relative to the others, or a twisting force in the axle housing?
If the arms are parallel to the ground, does bracket position during flex mirror the other side and cancel each other out?
When the vehicle is lifted, and the arms are at an angle to the ground, does axle flex induce a twisting force on the axle housing as one side pushes forward on the axle during compression while the other side pulls back during droop? Or does the offset of the brackets combined with different upper/lower control arm lengths counteract this and it simply causes a thrust angle change?
When an axle flexes one side up and the other side down, and the axle brackets swing in an arc side to side, and the control arms swing in an arc front to rear, does that change the relative distance between brackets on each control arm, inducing a "push/pull" force on each bracket relative to the others, or a twisting force in the axle housing?
If the arms are parallel to the ground, does bracket position during flex mirror the other side and cancel each other out?
When the vehicle is lifted, and the arms are at an angle to the ground, does axle flex induce a twisting force on the axle housing as one side pushes forward on the axle during compression while the other side pulls back during droop? Or does the offset of the brackets combined with different upper/lower control arm lengths counteract this and it simply causes a thrust angle change?