Re: Torsion bars v coil overs

[Dennis Lou <dlou@domain.elided>]

>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 12:55:41 -0500
>From: Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>
>Subject: Torsion bars v coil overs
>
>Good call, mate.  I'm not sure why I overlooked the unsprung weight 
>issue.  The SZ naturally sprung to mind so I was thinking about the 
>overall weight gain and forward weight bias that would come from 
>appropriately reinforcing the front of the car.
>
>At 8:37 AM -0500 10/30/01, alfa-digest wrote:
>>Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 20:12:07 -0700
>>From: C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>
>>Subject: Torsion bars v coil overs
>>
>>Torsion bars have very low unsprung weight. If there's room for the right
>>size bar they are a better engineering solution for a heavy car like a
>>Milano (heavy compared to a true race car).
>>
>>The Milano/GTV6 has spectacular suspension design for a fast road car with
>>De Dion rear and A arm front with torsion bars. It'd be a shame to spoil
>>that with coil overs.

How does one do progressive rate on torsion bars?  I know you can 
do dual rate, but I haven't seen progressive rate.

Perhaps that's another reason to go coilover?

-Dennis
Sunnyvale, CA
'85 GTV6, white

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