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Originally Posted by Z-man
Sherwood -
What's wrong with a live rear axle? For the dragstrip, it is far more durable than an independant rear, which is where most Mustangs tend to play. And even on smooth surfaced road courses, the live rear axle works well. Not something I would take to Watkins Glen or Pocono's road courses, but I am sure that car has no problems on the newly paved Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio, and Thunderbolt.NJMP, to name a couple smooth tracks...
Hey - don't lots of modern Porsche have torsion bars? Isn't that a nostolgic piece of suspension as well?
-Z-man.
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2009 and manufacturers are still using leaf springs and live axles? As long as one doesn't demand much from the suspension, they're perfectly adequate.
Sure, they're adequate, like you say on smooth roads and quarter mile drag strips. However, most people venture beyond those environments as a road car would tend to.
Torsion bars? Just a type of spring. Mainly used when install space is a consideration. Only used by a few "nostalgic" companies like Brawn Racing, Sauber-BMW, Toyota, Ferrari, Mercedes-McClaren, Red Bull Racing, Force India, Williams and Torro Rosso (caveat; some may use coil springs).
Sherwood