Is this the Ferrari J-Damper?

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modbaraban
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Re: Is this the Ferrari J-Damper?

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Thanx a lot! =D>

scarbs
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Re: Is this the Ferrari J-Damper?

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Thats a great picture, but can I just correct some of the labels?

Antil Roll Bars - These are actually the torsion bars that provide the spring for each side of the suspension
Rocker - actually this is just a U shaped bracket to hold the torsion bar in place and adust it for preload.
Large spring damper - this is actually the Inerter, Even with the stack of belleville spring on the shaft, you can just about see the thread on the rod going into the damper body. This thread spins the mass inside the damper body
Smaller damper Inerter - this is the heave (3rd) Damper, again theres belleville spring stacks on the damper rod, these are used to stop the suspension compressing further once the downforce squashes the car to the minimum ground clearance.

Not visible, antiroll bar, this is the black 'L' shaped lever to the left of the picture, hidden slightly by the cable.