Definitely seems like the UCA needs boxing around the whole outer end instead of having the upper ball joint mounted in flat steel with no reinforcement around the end.
Love that diagram and I feel like I intuitively understand the impacts of the different shapes with one exception - why is the half-sphere LOWER drag than the full sphere? The way Iāve always thought of aero, conceptually at least, is in terms of a āvacuum shadowā behind the shape moving...
Actually I hadnāt thought about the fact that with the rear-wheel steering I wouldnāt have to be quite as careful in drive thrus as I do in my F150 to avoid the curb on the tight corners, soā¦. I also hadnāt thought through the geometry related to rear-wheel steering and trailers - I wonder if I...
It all depends on what you want to use it for, but for me, Iād want to be able to put a quad or a quad and a dirt bike in the bed, and be able to close the tail gate. My 5ā5ā F150 bed is way too small for that unfortunately and it means I usually pull a trailer just so I donāt have to mess...
How does the hinge for that frunk work? Doesnāt seem like the rounded hinge arm would be able to fit under the windshield when the frunk is closed if the bracket slides into a rounded sleeve, but it also doesnāt seem like it could fit if it pivoted down from a hinge on the back of the arm...
Are you sure? My wifeās Audi SQ5 alllows you to change suspension height by drive mode or manually at any point. Teh only one you canāt use on the highway is āoff-roadā.
100%... I get a warm feeling when I smell Hoppe's #9 - it reminds me of being a kid playing next to my Dad while he was working at his reloading bench... WD-40 is the same kind of flashback - it brings back memories of fixing crap that someone less mechanically inclined would have thrown away...