close call today with a supercar
Originally posted by s14pope
plus the cobalt is American..... no offense guys but yea know ahem.... ahh, yea.
plus the cobalt is American..... no offense guys but yea know ahem.... ahh, yea.
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plus the cobalt is American..... no offense guys but yea know ahem.... ahh, yea.
Whats that supposed to mean? The Corvette is american. Corvette=sexxxxxx
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Originally posted by RuizXIII
Corvette Z06 C6 = will smoke alot of fu<king cars
500 horse under the bonnet and the car looks just pure sex mang. There is nothing wrong with American cars, some of the time.
Corvette Z06 C6 = will smoke alot of fu<king cars
500 horse under the bonnet and the car looks just pure sex mang. There is nothing wrong with American cars, some of the time.
but the z06 > almost every other car.
Advantages of transverse leaf springs
Less unsprung weight. Coil springs contribute to unsprung weight; the less there is, the more quickly the wheel can respond at a given spring rate.
Less weight. The C4 Corvette's composite front leaf weighed 1/3 as much as the pair of conventional coil springs it would replace.
Weight is positioned lower. Coil springs and the associated chassis hard mounts raise the center of gravity of the car.
Superior wear characteristics. The Corvette's composite leaf springs last longer than coils, though in a car as light as the Corvette, the difference is not especially significant. No Corvette leaf has ever been replaced due to fatigue failure.
As used on the Corvette, ride height can be adjusted by changing the length of the end links connecting the leaf to the suspension arms. This allows small changes in ride height with minimal effects on the spring rate.
Also as used on the Corvette, the leaf spring acts as an anti-roll bar, allowing for smaller and lighter bars than if the car were equipped with coil springs.
The corvette uses transverse leaf springs, very different from the leaf springs on a truck. So, Corvette leaf springs > coil springs
Less unsprung weight. Coil springs contribute to unsprung weight; the less there is, the more quickly the wheel can respond at a given spring rate.
Less weight. The C4 Corvette's composite front leaf weighed 1/3 as much as the pair of conventional coil springs it would replace.
Weight is positioned lower. Coil springs and the associated chassis hard mounts raise the center of gravity of the car.
Superior wear characteristics. The Corvette's composite leaf springs last longer than coils, though in a car as light as the Corvette, the difference is not especially significant. No Corvette leaf has ever been replaced due to fatigue failure.
As used on the Corvette, ride height can be adjusted by changing the length of the end links connecting the leaf to the suspension arms. This allows small changes in ride height with minimal effects on the spring rate.
Also as used on the Corvette, the leaf spring acts as an anti-roll bar, allowing for smaller and lighter bars than if the car were equipped with coil springs.
The corvette uses transverse leaf springs, very different from the leaf springs on a truck. So, Corvette leaf springs > coil springs
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