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First of all:
17.1.4.D.5.c.1 Any anti-roll bar(s), traction bar(s), panhard rod or watts linkage may be added or substituted, provided its/their installation serves no other purpose.
And:
GCR Glossary
Traction Bar - A link to an axle housing or hub carrier which resists torque reaction from the wheel by acting in compression or tension.
And now the question:
Can I replace my factory rear toe links (lateral links) with an aftermarket heim joint equipped "traction bar"? By the letter of the rules, the toe link could be described as a "traction bar" according to the GCR glossary. What do you think? [/b]
Right Kirk, thats what he's saying..that the "torque in this case is actually rotating on the axis of the strut...and without the toe links, the wheel would flop about. He is saying that the toe link is operating under compression and tension....
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Additionally, torque is also applied to the wheel not only about the axis of the wheel rotation itself, but about the axis of the strut mount/control arm bushing... these torques being applied via normal racing accelerations (traditional acceleration, lateral, braking, etc.). Nowhere in the rules does it say that the torques in question must only be from axles.... :)
Jakes insertion:(nor does it specify which axis..)
I know what you are getting at, but the wording in the rules does not specifically state it that way.
Bottom line, if the rules are changed because of me..... I'm out $120, but I've got a neat bar story.
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So, yes, it DOES go all sideways, both figuratively and literally.