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Suspension Geometry - Instant Center and Roll Center

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 All of the textbooks on suspension geometry explain instant centers and other concepts with drawings.  The WinGeo3 suspension geometry program creates the same drawings to explain your suspension.  In the graphic below the projections used to determine the instant centers and roll center are shown for the vehicle with Ride=-1 inch and Roll=2 degrees.  This is a great help in understanding how your vehicle reacts as the vehicle moves.

 

Instant Center and Roll Center determination


 

  Similar explanations are available for other suspension parameters.

 

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