[DeTomaso] Pantera Width vs GT4 GT5

[Jason Eaton]

Thanks for the great discussion guys. I really appreciate the thought
put into the responses.

On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Göran Malmberg
<hemipanter at hemipanter.se> wrote:
> I cant tell if a wider Tw should be of any adavantage for orr racing.
> What happen is that Tw vs Wb alter the cornering vs straight line stability
> and an inch or two does not make a dramatic differene as fare as the
> Tw itself is concerned.
>
> I have been using a number of different length A-arms on my car.
> And non of them has "really messed up the suspension geometry",
> so we dont have to be affraid of this to happen.
> Stock A-arm geometry is a good balance set up by the meaning that it uses
> the
> same size and angle A-arm all around. This "balance relationship" could be
> retained even if the A-arms are made longer. Even if using stock A-arms
> such simple action as altering the rake of the car will to some extent
> "upset"
> the balance, by altering the geometric weight transfer, but even so, not
> many drivers will notice the difference.
> I am more concerned about SAI, scrub and stering arm-Ackerman stuff.
> Okej, longer A-arm is part of this, but to move the spindle deeper in to the
> wheel.
>
> Goran
>
>
>
>> Lol ... not really. But I have been thinking that the car would handle
>> better with a wider track for the open road races. That got me
>> thinking will what width were the GT cars and could the Pantera be
>> converted. If the GT cars actually had a wider body ( where the a-arms
>> mount ) then its not possible to convert a stock pantera over. I guess
>> the other option is to put the wide body kit on the car and make
>> longer a-arms, but that may really mess up the suspension geometry.
>>
>> Just thinking :)
>>
>> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 10:15 PM, John McKee <johnmckee at cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Uh Oh....
>>> Did the muffler carnage give you an idea??
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Eaton" <jason.eaton at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Pantera Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 7:58 PM
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera Width vs GT4 GT5
>>>
>>>
>>>> All, was there any difference between the standard pantera and the
>>>> GT4/GT5 series cars in width? Did the GT cars have longer A-Arms? or
>>>> just an overall wider body then the standard car?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
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