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Old 09-15-2006, 05:12 AM
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The front end geometry that Jaguar spent lots money developing is fine for a Jaguar but is it ideal for a Cobra?

Don't forget the old XJ6 weighs nearly two tons and has a lot more weight over the front end than our Cobras (especially Dark Side powered ones ). It also has a lot longer wheel base. Narrowing the front cross member however may correct the ackerman angles with the shorter wheel base.

The XJ6 also has a lot of anti dive engineered into it's front suspension geometry. You can see this by the angles the upper arms are on. This may not be ideal for a light weight Cobra with a near 50/50 weight bias.

Factory Geometry may be fine for a Jaguar but a Cobra is a different animal and needs a different set of angles.

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