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Chassis torsional stiffness 1965 and today 3

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Tmoose

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About 1/3 way down the page.
"The Chaparral Frame

The basic frame of the Chaparral 2 is a most interesting and unusual piece of engineering. It was conceived jointly by Hall and Andy Green of PlasTrend, Fort Worth. The design requirements laid down by Hall called for a maximum frame weight of 150 Ib, combined with an axle-to-axle torsional rigidity of at least 3000 lb-ft deg."

3000 lb-ft/degree ~ 4040 Nm/degree

Are all modern cars so much stiffer than an early Chaparral?

Please say it isn't so !![sadeyes]
 
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