Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:26 am
I always took cages from R&D and every single one they fitted for me came with webbings across the main rear bracing and the doors.
For the additional weight the webbing would add - put holes in the middle of the webs too - it increases srtuctural rigidity massively. The cage is for increases torsional stiffness mainly, and safety ofcourse.
This then ties all the body together to get the suspension components to work as they are designed to do - in isolation assuming a 100% rigid body structure.
Then you can take it further and get your roll centres and dynamic roll centres sorted (taking into account your new CoG) with a good geometry set up.
I would assume that now you will need to put that brace back on...otherwise you are putting all the cornering stresses back onto the top of the struts...as the rest of the body will not take it up for you anymore.
Do a search for the WRC roll cages and see what they have done....they are essentially aiming for the same thing. A theoretical infinately stiff body.
Hats off to you buddy - takes a lot of balls to go that far, and deep pockets too...the more you do, the more you want to do....vicous cycle that is so hard to break!!
For the additional weight the webbing would add - put holes in the middle of the webs too - it increases srtuctural rigidity massively. The cage is for increases torsional stiffness mainly, and safety ofcourse.
This then ties all the body together to get the suspension components to work as they are designed to do - in isolation assuming a 100% rigid body structure.
Then you can take it further and get your roll centres and dynamic roll centres sorted (taking into account your new CoG) with a good geometry set up.
I would assume that now you will need to put that brace back on...otherwise you are putting all the cornering stresses back onto the top of the struts...as the rest of the body will not take it up for you anymore.
Do a search for the WRC roll cages and see what they have done....they are essentially aiming for the same thing. A theoretical infinately stiff body.
Hats off to you buddy - takes a lot of balls to go that far, and deep pockets too...the more you do, the more you want to do....vicous cycle that is so hard to break!!