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Old 08-30-2007, 07:29 AM
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I have heard two completely different stories regarding chassis torsion testing.
The first one is a "nightmare story". Firstly, you must have just a bare chassis, that will be bolted to a concrete slab. You must provide/supply the slab, with anchor points (specific types of Dynabolt apparently). The chassis is "jacked" at certain points to "flex" it. Dial indicators measure the deflection to determine the torsional stiffness. There were some other things mentioned but I kind of tuned out after a while... This is fairly expensive I was told, somewhere around $2000....

The second story seems almost too easy. With a completed car with wheels in the air (suspension at full droop), you simply jack one corner of the car to measure the chassis twist. Simple and cheap...

Which one is right??? Buggered if I know!!!
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