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GT40FIED · 01-19-2005, 06:44 PM

Body structure. Unibody cars generally use subframes...a front frame and a rear frame that support their respective components. These usually aren't good for structural rigidity since it leaves the mid section without a ton of support. Monocoque frames are like the fuselage of an airplane. It's designed to be rigid, but also to force the outer skin of the car or vehicle to carry a lot of the stresses as well. Monocoque chassis cars are usually more desireable since they provide much better chassis feel and response as well as increased torsional strength.

Man...that sounded like a textbook, didn't it?

01-19-2005, 06:44 PM	#2
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	Body structure. Unibody cars generally use subframes...a front frame and a rear frame that support their respective components. These usually aren't good for structural rigidity since it leaves the mid section without a ton of support. Monocoque frames are like the fuselage of an airplane. It's designed to be rigid, but also to force the outer skin of the car or vehicle to carry a lot of the stresses as well. Monocoque chassis cars are usually more desireable since they provide much better chassis feel and response as well as increased torsional strength. Man...that sounded like a textbook, didn't it? __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika