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Originally Posted by willster127
Looking good, can't wait to see more. OK, onto the suspension deal, I don't think that this car had springs period, I am pretty sure that those cannisters that you see are the suspension. This car was in the active days and I think that those cannisters are small hydraulic actuators, computer controlled that levelled the car and pulled up the wheels when a bump was sensed. The large central can is probably some kind of accumulator to ensure that enough fluid was available for any actuations required. Thye may even be pneumatic as I do know that Tyrrell used an air operated gearshift, so, hydraulics may not even be part of the car. I will try and find out more as I know a guy who knows everything about these Tyrrell's, I'll see what he knows for you!
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Hi Willster, thanks for looking into this for me. Active suspension was seen in 1992-3 but was banned by the FIA in 1994, so this 1995 car won't have active suspension per se. According to Wikipedia "The chassis proved to be very mediocre, and the team's innovative "Hydrolink" suspension was rendered ineffective due to its deficiencies, eventually being removed at mid-season." As I am building the car from race 2 (Argentina) then I've clearly got "Hydrolink" suspension but I don't really know what that looks like. The Formula Perfect Manual confuses things because it shows 3 different types of rear suspension suggesting that the Tyrrell 023 went Passive->Hydrolink->Passive during the season.
Thanks again for your help (and your friends) with this,
Bill