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  1. 06-29-2023, 03:30 PM #1
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    Hot Rod chassis stiffness?

    Has anyone ever heard numbers of torsional rigidity of the Hot Rod chassis? Or any FFR chassis?

    Just curious how stiff a spaceframe like this is, compared to a monocoque or production car/super car. Some of those have published numbers.
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    From what I've heard very stiff. Lots of triangles which are one of the most rigid shapes used in a wide variety of consruction.
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