Because of the short upper wishbone and the long (high) upright, I see this setup also seriously influenced by the braking torque, inducing a force in the wishbone causing an additional anti dive effect.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑26 Apr 2022, 14:52It makes sense in that application I reckon. Thinking about it, hitting rocks at high speed, that would reduce the force going into the front springs and dampers. I am seeing it not fucntioning for braking reasons like in a car, so the pro-dive effect from decceleration we wont reall see it. So yeah probably designed for hitting rocks and stuff.PhillipM wrote: ↑26 Apr 2022, 12:52Actually seen a few off road racers setup like that to reduce impact forces and prevent body movements from constraining the suspension.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑26 Apr 2022, 02:51Why on earth would you want a car to dive forward more? It's like asking for more roll into the corners! Like having a pro-roll bar! Lol
Haven't seen it work well (well, for impacts, yes, see trailing arm baja's, but not for the rest) but have seen it.
Here is a photo of what Nissan uses on their GTR btw. I like this one because it's so dramatic like the RedBull.
https://static.ed.edmunds-media.com/unv ... -intro.jpg
In the Red Bull the wishbone is much longer, and the upright much shorter. I doubt that they are affected by the forces and torques in the same way.
Nevertheless, I'm not dismissing your point of view. I'm only thinking why and how could we / Scarbs / anybody think that the RB is using a pro-dive setup.