kscarbel2 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Prime Mover Magazine / August 19, 2015Multiple Dakar Rally champion, Team Hino Sugawara, has begun preparations for next year's Dakar Rally with mechanical upgrades and a shakedown period that includes competing in Rally Mongolia.Initial shakedown testing of the Hino 500 Series Car 2 took place at one of Hino Motors' multiple test courses in Japan, and then Car 2 was shipped to Mongolia, where the team is continuing its extended shakedown.During the shakedown period, the Hino team upgraded the vehicle's taper leaf springs and coil-over shock absorbers – components that were fitted on all four wheels for the first time at Dakar Rally 2015.This year's set-up uses only two leaves per side for the front suspension and one for the rear suspension to reduce friction and minimise resistance between the leaf springs, providing smooth and predictable suspension strokes.Coil springs are now fitted to paired shock absorbers supporting each wheel that reportedly compensate for the lower spring rates of the new leaf spring setup. According to Hino, the team will now carry different rate coil springs so they can alter suspension settings to suit the different track conditions encountered during the Dakar Rally.The team will be perfecting its suspension settings, which involve complex interplay between leaf springs, coil springs and shock absorbers, during Rally Mongolia 2015.Related reading - http://www.hino-global.com/dakar/latest_news/PD16-04.htmlRelated videos - http://www.hino-global.com/dakar/gallery/video_index.html Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41411-hino-prepares-for-dakar-rally-2016/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.