Topic: I need some help with a research paper!

[Broke_Okie_Ty]

Ok, here is the deal. I have to write a 10 page research paper. My teacher said I could research anything, so I chose to do the paper on IFS vs straight axle suspension. If anyone has some technical links, I would really appreciate the help  

[Tofudude]

well if you have a ifs and someone else has a solid axel, you could do the reasearch first hand, via offroading trips. Just gotta document everything pretty damn good lol

[93REDCRAWLER]

well if you have a ifs and someone else has a solid axel, you could do the reasearch first hand, via offroading trips. Just gotta document everything pretty damn good lol

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[BlueTaco]

I would agree. Use an IFS rig on an obstacle (observe and take pictures) and then do the same thing with a solid axle rig on the same obstacle. You could also possibly do a speed test (since IFS is technicly better at soaking up bumps) and take pictures as well.

[Tofudude]

that would make your work cited page super easy lol

[Broke_Okie_Ty [OP]]

i was actually looking for strength ratings and things like that.

[46&2]

Hate to break it to you but I think you are going to be hard pressed to write 10 pages about IFS vs solid axles.... not saying it can't be done but myself I just can't see writing 10 pages about it.

[Broke_Okie_Ty [OP]]

its actually not that hard. by the time you start with a thesis, add in comparisons of stock ifs to stock sfa. then move to comparisons of modified versions of each (cost, mechanical difficulty, ect.). that's 2-3 pages right there. then there is my opinion of which is better. then the counter argument to my opinion. then i go to the whole "what do you need?" argument, add my 2 cents to that. now im up to 6-7 pages. throw in some pics and a closing statement and there's a 10 page paper. its not that hard, i already got a good portion of it written. im also pretty good at bs'n 

i was just wondering if anyone out there had some technical spec sites i could use for some cold hard facts thats all. it could be on dana stuff too.

[Rockcrawlintoy]

strength is one that is going to depend on the setup. think about shannon campbells KOH rig. That rig has IFS and it a ton stronger than toyota ifs and prolly as strong or stronger than a 60.

[BlueTaco]

By the way, forgot about this...but I believe it was the July/August issue of 4WD Toyota Owners Mag that has a story on Solid Axle vs. IFS.

[HULK]

Just an idea....What if you compared a couple of ifs suspensions from different makers.  For instance Toyota, Ford, Dodge, and GM.  Then compare Solid Axles of the same companies.  Then towards the end of the paper, compare the two top choices, the top IFS, and the top Solid Axle, and explain why solid axles are better even compared to the best IFS.  Hope this helps.

[Broke_Okie_Ty [OP]]

strength is one that is going to depend on the setup. think about shannon campbells KOH rig. That rig has IFS and it a ton stronger than toyota ifs and prolly as strong or stronger than a 60.

i should have been more specific. i am doing this paper on toyota stuff. i know that there are ifs trucks out there that are good trucks. what im doing is writing a 10 page paper on why the toyota (hilux)ifs is not as good the sfa. my thesis goes along the lines of, IFS will go just about everywhere a SFA will go. if you put the same locker in the diff and same 35" tires on, SFA will hold up better.

[HULK]

Write about how with a IFS how you have so much limited travel, then with a solid axle, how you get more flex capabilities from it.  Then you describe a situation offroad, how one benefits more than the other due to the flexing capabilities.  Along with that, you can talk about the strength differences of the mechanics of the IFS and SFA.  Describing how SFA is more stronger.  Hope this helped.