Position of Axles for Minimum Thrust

[LU Drivetrain 09/10]

Just wondering if anyone has worked out the positions to mimize thrust, having a little trouble getting started... any help would be greatly appreciated. We're running a torsen diff and a set-up similar to Taylor Racing for the cv axles/tripods. Thanks!

Mike
Drivetrain 09/10 Lakehead University

[LU Drivetrain 09/10]

Just wondering if anyone has worked out the positions to mimize thrust, having a little trouble getting started... any help would be greatly appreciated. We're running a torsen diff and a set-up similar to Taylor Racing for the cv axles/tripods. Thanks!

Mike
Drivetrain 09/10 Lakehead University

[exFSAE]

Personally, when it comes to designing powertrain, I'm all about maximizing thrust.

Then again, kinda depends what thrust you're talking about...

[Thrainer]

I'm assuming you mean lateral movement of the tripod joint. Just a quick guess: You might want your joint in the plane that gets defined by the three suspension mounting points.

However, I don't think it's worth changing the location of the tripod joints.

Thomas
AMZ

[Crispy]

Having your drive shaft pointed at your front view instant centers should reduce thrust. After that, its length and lateral endpoint locations should be similar to the a-arm that it is closest to (in a front view sketch). Talk to your suspension guy about controlling bump steer, it's the same thing.

I agree with Thrainer, it's probably not the most important thing to have perfect.