Hi Guys,
I am a noobie here and want to say hi and ask a few questions. Hope that will not be a problem.
I own a couple Vees. Both are home brewed but only one is homulgated by the SCCA.
For the fun of it I would like to make one of them street legal and autocross it as well. So, on to a couple questions:
1. Which is fundamentally better for street use, zero roll or z-bar rear suspension? Why?
2. Which is fundamentally better for autocross use, zero roll or z-bar rear suspension? Why?
Thanks
Noobie questions
Re: Noobie questions
I would just use the one without the paperwork for the street and autoX, save the other for club racing.
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That's like asking if a pig is prettier in a dress than a cow. No racecar is fundamentally better for the street. If you have to drive one on the street, use the one with the higher ground clearance.moniker wrote:1. Which is fundamentally better for street use, zero roll or z-bar rear suspension? Why?
Bob VanDyke
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It really doesn't matter. When I first started researching cars before buying, the consensus seemed to be that a Z bar is better. That is probably because the only FM National championships won by a Vee were won by Scott Nardin and he has a Z bar. But almost all of the other cars which were close to him were zero roll. Some of those cars, including mine, has beaten Scott on occaision. I thnik Scott would have won those championships with zero roll. His car is the best prepared and, in my opinion, the best driven.moniker wrote:
For the fun of it I would like to make one of them street legal and autocross it as well. So, on to a couple questions:
2. Which is fundamentally better for autocross use, zero roll or z-bar rear suspension? Why?
Thanks
There is a second reason why z bar or zero roll is not important in your case. A street legal solo vee will never, ever be remotely competitive. It'll be much to heavy.
69 Beach Solo Vee, #65 FM
85 Lynx B Solo Vee
71 Zink C4 Solo Vee
85 Lynx B Solo Vee
71 Zink C4 Solo Vee
Re: Noobie questions
Thanks for the replies guys.
Lynn, shortly you will have a PM.
Lynn, shortly you will have a PM.