How The Ford Model T's Suspension Made It Perfect For Terrible Roads - Suspension Secrets
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- Huibert Mees helped design the suspension for the Ford GT, Tesla Model S, and other beloved cars. For this new series on The Autopian he'll be breaking down the secrets behind the suspension of the most interesting and complex cars, both old and new. For this first episode Huibert and David check out the suspension on a Model T.
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Model T owner: "Where we're going, we don't need roads."
Great video! We'll explained. Really enjoyed it.
This is one of your best, David. I’d like to see more content like this. Just the right length, technical and historical. Thanks.
lol saw a video of a model T and wondered how its suspension worked (just now learning, installed a lift kit and steering kit into my newly acquired 1990 Nissan pathfinder) this video was absolutely perfect. Learned a lot
As someone who has a Lincoln LS he did a fantastic job making it handle. I wish Ford went ahead with the Mclaren tuned performance version to give the chassis the power it deserved.
Excellent video. Thank you. No need to clutter it up with terms like torque tube. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿. I have subscribed.
Thank you for this video. The more I learn about the Model T the more I admire the car's rugged, basic design. What a treat to have Huibert Mees explain the suspension. Would you consider doing another video showcasing the cars steering linkage to include the steering shaft, steering gear box, linkage and hubs/knuckles? Why do the run positive camber? Are the wheels repairable? How do the wheels attach to the car?
The positive camber reduces the muscle power needed to turn the steering wheel. And unlike modern cars, the tires were very narrow and their profile rounded so the rubber touching the road (contact patch) shape did not change much as the car leaned going around corners. There may be other technical reasons to run positive camber that I’m unaware of
The early Model T wheels were artillery-style, with wooden spokes and metal rims on which the rubber tires (with inner tubes) were mounted. The wheels and tires were repairable. Of note was the early arrangement which kept the wheels attached to the car. If you got a flat tire you had to remove the tire while leaving the wheel in place. Very difficult.
The later wheels were steel spokes and rims, no wood, and could be unbolted from the car to change a tire.
Interesting , Thank you .
These really are the perfect bug out apocalypse vehicles. They’ll run on terrible fuel, they’re crank start, they’re designed to run on non existent roads, and you can fix them with a hammer
So unusual, that the Corvette used transverse leaf springs for decades.......
Many other vehicles have too, but only as a load spring, not as a locating member
Kinda similar to lawnmower
Get a undershirt and some deodorant !!!