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4 link calculator help

kody29

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4 Bar Linkage Calculator v3.0 = Mess with these cells
Vehicle Specifications: Suspension Geometry: Geometry Summary:
Wheelbase 124.0 in Upper Links x y z Static Anti-Squat 31 % Travel Anti-Squat: 100%
Tire Diameter 49.00 in Frame End 37.00 20.00 38.37 in Roll Center Height 22 in Travel Roll Center: 22.36
Tire Rolling Radius 24.00 in Axle End 0.00 17.50 31.37 in Roll Axis Angle 9 degrees (Roll Oversteer) Travel Roll Axis: 8.78°
Vehicle CG Height 40.25 in Lower Links x y z Instant Center X-Axis -411 in Pinion Change: 0.00°
Vehicle Mass 5,000 lb Frame End 47.00 3.25 29.50 in Instant Center Z-Axis -46 in Travel Amount: 0.00
Front Unsprung Mass 1,150 lb Axle End 4.75 16.50 22.50 in Travel Increment: 1.00
Rear Unsprung Mass 1,150 lb

can someone help me out with what anti squat and everything is supposed to be at
 

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here is another one i was working on

4 Bar Linkage Calculator v3.0 = Mess with these cells
Vehicle Specifications: Suspension Geometry: Geometry Summary:
Wheelbase 124.0 in Upper Links x y z Static Anti-Squat 71 % Travel Anti-Squat: 100%
Tire Diameter 49.00 in Frame End 37.00 20.00 36.00 in Roll Center Height 25 in Travel Roll Center: 25.37
Tire Rolling Radius 24.00 in Axle End 0.00 17.50 31.37 in Roll Axis Angle 6 degrees (Roll Oversteer) Travel Roll Axis: 5.82°
Vehicle CG Height 40.25 in Lower Links x y z Instant Center X-Axis 238 in Pinion Change: 0.00°
Vehicle Mass 5,000 lb Frame End 47.00 3.25 29.50 in Instant Center Z-Axis 61 in Travel Amount: 0.00
Front Unsprung Mass 1,150 lb Axle End 4.75 16.50 22.50 in Travel Increment: 1.00
Rear Unsprung Mass 1,150 lb

im really just not sire what anti squat and static anti squat need to be at
 
Make the lowers as flat as possible, make the uppers go slightly downhill at the chassis ends. Make some triangles, bolt it up.
 
Re: Re: Re: 4 link calculator help

bee513 said:
sounds like you got to much thought in it dont see to many four links that dont work
Not true. If you see how some rigs jack side to side, flip at the sight of their own shadow, flex steer so badly that the axle walks under the rig...:dunno:
 
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