Re: What would this do?

Posted by HH56 On 2010/4/6 18:34:19

The overall height of a side (and the car) is determined by the amount of twist on the long bars which would be accomplished by the front pins. The short bars are called compensator bars because that is what they do--compensate. As explained in the descriptions, as designed, the car is essentially like a teeter totter with a balance point somewhere around the middle. When anything changes the weight relationship like a passenger in the rear seat, suitcases in the trunk, or a full tank of gas then the rear becomes heavy and the balance point is tipped and the rear falls down. The compensator setup comes into play at that point to give an extra boost to the rear and raise it back up. Same principal but in reverse when weight is added to front--then the compensator tries to lower the rear to match.