Yes the droop limiting cable shown was mine. it is not so much of a bodge as indicated as the spring and wheel load when it engaged was almost zero. it worked extremely reliably and gave me the handling desired for 20 years of racing
Using a droop limiting shock that limits when you have significant spring and wheel load is the same bodge. What you want to avoid is the sudden transition from a loaded wheel and spring to one that is unloaded and off the ground because it can droop no more.
There is no simple single answer to that issue and the whole of the suspension setup need to be considered.
By the way I replaced the shocks with TTR Konis that droop a little more than the limit cable but dont lock up the Cvs at that full droop so I removed the cable. The shocks come to the end of their travel when I have almost no spring load and almost no load on the wheel.
One of the issues with Elan handling on the limit is the limited droop on the front suspension and the front wheel can be carrying significant load on full droop due to the significant preload in the standard spring at full droop. This is the cause of much of the snap over steer on Elans on the limit and why I space down the rear aeon rubber springs as this prevents the rear sitting down on the outside and lifting the inside front wheel causing the transient. The snap over steer is actually caused by the drivers subconscious reaction to the transition in grip and steering feel as the front wheel leaves the ground and once I understood that I could avoid it and stayed on the track better
The mods I made with the aeon spacers and stiffer front roll bar that takes the load off the front inside wheel more progressively made the difference and did not require so much training to avoid the overreaction on the transition.
Like I say you need to consider the total suspension as an integrated system not just one element
cheers
Rohan
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:13 am
