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Originally Posted by David Kirkham
Mark IV,
I am a great fan of Colin Chapman. The more time I spend at the track the more I admire him. Lighter cars are much easier (and funner) to drive quickly. If, however, he was a fan of the upper control arm and the 1/2 shaft being the same piece, then I would strongly disagree with him.
David
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Yes,
When "Chunky" was around in the early sixties, the halfshaft as control arm was "state of the art" but now seems crude.
"Adding lightness" was Chapmans mantra............
Of course AC used SLA cause the car they copied had it....otherwise, we might all have a Corvette type rear suspensin!