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IALuder · 01-19-2005, 05:47 AM

whats the difference in them?

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?

B16DoHcCrx033003 · 01-19-2005, 10:19 PM

^ yeah what he said.... has anyone ever been under a new monte carlo? The front sub frame is made out of all aluminum. Its really nice.

IALuder · 01-21-2005, 08:07 AM

thanks GT40 for the textbook answer.

01-19-2005, 05:47 AM	#1
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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

01-21-2005, 08:07 AM	#4
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 39 Posts: 7,908	thanks GT40 for the textbook answer. __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

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01-19-2005, 10:19 PM	#3
B16DoHcCrx033003 4th Gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Castle, PA Age: 37 Posts: 621	^ yeah what he said.... has anyone ever been under a new monte carlo? The front sub frame is made out of all aluminum. Its really nice.