Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There were a great many Mercedes-Benz sedans and sports cars that successfully used a low pivot swing axle. It is all a matter of good engineering. But good engineering and accountants in high authority positions seem to be contradictory... ================================================================== Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> wrote: The strength and weakness of Swing Axles is simple physics. Strengths:- Cost (on a rear engined car) Weaknesses:- Everything else. Why anybody would use it on a front engined car is a mystery. Live axles are even cheaper and, though really poor are not as bad as swing axles. There are ways to disguise the shortcomings but they are a bandaid on an amputation. Frank ============================================================ --------------------------------- Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta.