[DeTomaso] Stress Cracks

Göran Malmberg hemipanter at hemipanter.se
Sat Sep 19 06:22:21 EDT 2009



One the serious side. I apologize for mking light of a real problem I am
in
thr process of adding large wheels and tires and this is a problem I
will
soon face. Is it necesary to install all the stiffieners or can you get
by
with the ones in the engine compartemnt and front hatch?
I reall don't fell up to puting the under chassis braces.
Are there any designs that are better then others or are their plans
available if you want to make your own?
Boyd

Do not look at theese cracks as a problem, there are no opportunities to
do something in the physical world with less than that the material
suffers or 
get modified in form. 
Furthermore, wider tires, as such, does not create more stress. Load
occure if the increased grip is used in the curves, not if we go at 60
mph straight ahead on the road. 
Bracing will help, but if we really drive hard there will be cracks in
some
areas no matter what. (By the time). The big cracking problems comes
from 
leaving the track, contact with other cars and curbes. I cant see any 
possibility to avoid such things if using all the grip of modern tires.
Goran




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