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The next upgrade after an air suspension. Probably won't be available as an aftermarket item for a while, though.
http://tinyurl.com/43ucb
Fred
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Cool New Suspension Design
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Lawn Cher'
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- Westampton, NJ
Very cool.
Very interesting. Nifty link, thanks! 
From watching the videos, I notice there's virtually no roll. Citroen noticed an issue with this a dozen years ago when their Activa hydropneumatic suspension went on the market: similar to the Bose system, it practically eliminates roll. Problem was, without drivers being able to feel the physics affecting the car they were overdriving them in curves - there was no indication at the wheel of when breakaway was going to happen until it did. As a result, they ended up introducing (IIRC) 1.5 degrees of permissible lean into the system before it would kick in - just enough to let the driver know what was going on but not enough to compromise handling.
From watching the videos, I notice there's virtually no roll. Citroen noticed an issue with this a dozen years ago when their Activa hydropneumatic suspension went on the market: similar to the Bose system, it practically eliminates roll. Problem was, without drivers being able to feel the physics affecting the car they were overdriving them in curves - there was no indication at the wheel of when breakaway was going to happen until it did. As a result, they ended up introducing (IIRC) 1.5 degrees of permissible lean into the system before it would kick in - just enough to let the driver know what was going on but not enough to compromise handling.
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- Indiana-Missouri
XTrmXJ said:
I designed and built a "rollover preventer".
when you hit a button, a hydraulic pump actuated these huge arms that swung down and acted like big "feet" kinda like you'd find on a Lunar Lander, saving one from "going turtle"
they're almost ready to ship.
anyday now.
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- San Bruno, CA.
Beezil said:
What's the pound per rollover preventative ratio on that?
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- Indiana-Missouri
Jes said:
thats the crazy part.
Orange Roughy costs more per pound than my product!
y2kxj
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- Chittenango, NY
Orange is going belly up any day now. If you own any, SELL IT! My inside information shows that GREEN is going to be the new orange and you'll be glad since orange never was that cool.
btw... wtf is orange roughy?
btw... wtf is orange roughy?
Captain Ron
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Please tell me you didn't buy any and EAT it??Beezil said:
At any price, throw it back.
--ron
ECKSJAY
Water is dirty
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- Covington, WA
Beezil said:
how much shipped to 98031? kthxbye
dogtired
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- Orlando, FL
Hmmm, this is not new. This suspension technology has been discussed before; back in the mid to late eighties. It was presented in an article... I believe it was in Motor Trend. It was called "active suspension". When brakes were applied, the front would usually dip as a result of weight transfer, the active suspension would actually keep the car level no matter how hard the brakes were applied. It had sensors that were mounted in front of each tire to look at the road before the tires would go over and the computer would compensate the shocks and other suspension compenents to stiffen up or loosen depending on the terrain such as dips and other road hazards, thereby maintaining smooth ride regardless of road conditions. Of course it was not foolproof, if you hit a big boulder or a tree you still go "splat". :gee:
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